Twitter Fast Start Guide for Newbies

Chris    Social media     help, how to, social networking, Twitter, web 2.0

Welcome to the easiest, fastest way to get started with Twitter.

What is Twitter?
Micro-blogging or think of it as internet txting, you send messages up to 140 characters.

Why use to Twitter?
To communicate or receive communication from people.

Step 1: Get Connected
- Sign up for a Twitter account.
- Enter your name and other relevant details, upload a profile pic and customise your Twitter profile look under ‘Settings’.

Step 2: Enhance Your Browser
- If you use Firefox, download the Twitbin addon for your browser, it’s FREE.
- Twitbin adds a left sidebar to Firefox so you can view Twitter while using your browser as usual.

Step 3: Get Mobile
If you have a Blackberry, install the TwitterBerry app, it’s FREE
or
If you have an iPhone or iTouch ipod, install FREE version of Twitterific
or
If you have normal mobile phone with java capability, install the Tiny Twitter app, it’s FREE
- This is so you can use Twitter away from your computer (requires data connection).
- You can also make SMS updates once you set your phone up with Twitter under ‘Devices’ in ‘Settings’.

Step 4: ‘Follow’ People
- Go to people’s Twitter profiles and click ‘follow’ ie. go to Twitter.com/ChrisYong and follow me!
- Go to WeFollow.com and find some famous people to follow.
- Go through other people’s ‘following’ and ‘followers’ list to find people to follow.

Step 5: Enjoy Reading Tweets
- Tweet = short message sent through Twitter.
- Some people tweet occasionally, some people will tweet a lot. Some tweets are personal, some tweets are informative. People can tweet about anything

Step 6: Enjoy Making Tweets
- Share with people whatever is on your mind or what you’re currently doing, if you wish to.

Using Twitter
- Standard tweet – can be seen by anyone following you.
- Reply tweet – ‘@person’ is prefixed to your tweet. That person and any of your followers that follow that person will see tweet.
- Direct message – private message to that person.
- Favourite – save someone’s tweet to read again another time.
- Retweet – forwarding someone else’s tweet on to your followers. ‘RT’ is prefixed to your tweet.

Enjoy!

NIN iPhone application – Trent Reznor’s latest cutting edge idea

Chris    Music     iPhone app, music promotion, Nine Inch Nails, web 2.0

Trent Reznor is one of those remarkable musicians who has fully embraced the internet and what it can be truly capable of. He let go of the traditional record label music business model years ago and since then has been doing what he can to move forward.

His latest innovation is he’s developed a Nine Inch Nails iPhone application which is truly something else!

You really do have to see how he’s taken web 2.0 to another level to help build a nurture his own community amongst Nine Inch Nails fans.

Read more about it and watch the video on the Nine Inch Nails iPhone application.

Twitter Roadmap For Musicians

Chris    Music     music marketing, Twitter, web 2.0

I had a couple of previous posts introducing you to Twitter and why you should use it.

Ariel Hyatt at Cyber PR has a Musicians Twitter Roadmap blogpost which should help give you some direction as to how artists can effectively start using Twitter.

For the record, you can start following myself at http://twitter.com/chrisyong.

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Are You Using Twitter For Band Promotion?

Chris    Music     band promotion, Twitter, web 2.0

Twitter is one of those newer web 2.0 things that a lot of people don’t know about or unsure of as compared to say something like Myspace or Facebook.

I’ve also heard from other people that Twitter should definitely be looked into as another useful promotional tool.

I came across this really interesting blogpost the other day about using Twitter for Music Promotion.

Check it out, it’s a good read!

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How A Classical Pianist Is Using Social Media To Gain More Fans

Chris    Music     music marketing, myspace, social networking, web 2.0

There is a great interview at InnerRhythm.org on how a concert pianist is using social media tools like Myspace, Youtube, Flickr, Twitter and blogging to stay in touch with her fans while continuing to gain new ones.

You can read Grace Nikae’s exclusive interview at InnerRhythm.org.

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