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Twitter Success - 140 Characters at a Time!
Didn't get a chance to attend the "Twitter Success" webcast?
Watch the recorded webcast at the below link and go to the
"On Demand" section
Webcast at: http://bit.ly/13TpiH
NOTE: Skip to minute 25:02 for beginning of presentation
Watch the recorded webcast at the below link and go to the
"On Demand" section
Webcast at: http://bit.ly/13TpiH
NOTE: Skip to minute 25:02 for beginning of presentation
NOTE: Skip to minute 25:02 for beginning of presentation
If you'd rather just see the Google Docs Presentation of the event go to: http://bit.ly/1RWo5U
On June 23rd, Richard Wood (@LegalAdmin) of Summit Law Group will be presenting a Twitter Educational Class for PSALA and the greater Legal Community entitled, "Twitter Success - 140 Characters at a Time!". RSVPs can be made for either the live, in-person course, OR view the webcast either live or after the event! Thanks to PSALA In-Kind Web Sponsor ProMotion Arts for making the Webcast possible!
A link to the webcast will be provided closer to the date to those who register.
Learning objectives for attendees of this special class are:
- Basic introduction to Twitter
- Deciding whether you or your firm should participate
- Getting Started
- Best practices for finding people and information you want
- Tools to make your Twitter experience most productive and useful
- What is Twitter and why should I care?
- What is “Following”?
- What does it mean for someone to “follow” me?
- What do I do if I don't want someone to follow me?
- How do I follow someone else?
- What is an “@Reply” and a “DM” or “Direct Message”?
- What is “Following”?
- How do I decide if I, or my firm, should be using Twitter?
- Will I be referred to as a "Twit"?
- HR nightmares
- “Waste of time” concern
- Pre-screening Tweets
- How do I get started?
- Do I have to “text” from my phone? (No)
- Isn’t this for kids? (No, highest participation is 30-50 years old professionals)
- Protected or Unprotected Status Updates?
- Do I have to “text” from my phone? (No)
- How do I monitor Twitter for my firm?
- Networking via Twitter… is it real?
- Uses from a Client Development perspective
- Uses to build your personal/professional Network/brand
- How do I find people and topics I want to follow?
- Uses from a Client Development perspective
- Tools to help manage Twitter
- SpliTweet
- TweetDeck
- TweetLater
- CoTweet
- SpliTweet
- What is a “Tweetup”?
- What are “Hashtags” and should I have one?
- Can I maintain Twitter from my BlackBerry? How do I do that? iPhone too?
Cost: FREE!
** Anyone attending the event who already has a working knowledge of Twitter and Hashtags should add the hashtag #PSALAtwit to their tweets about this event! Thanks!
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About the presentor
Richard Wood is the Director of Communications for the Puget Sound chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, Vice President of QLaw (GLBT Bar Assocation of WA), a volunteer at Lambert House, and to feed himself, his husband and three cats, he is the Accounting Manager at Summit Law Group. Richard blogs about Legal Administration at "The Legal Hokey-Pokey" and is heavily involved in social media for professional and personal growth.
Special Thanks to Joann Jen (@JoannJen) (local twitter junky) and PSALA member Laura Walters (@LauraAWalters) for their help in preparing for and assistance during the course!
Final Attendee Stats as of 1:30PM June 23:
| Attendance via... | |
| In-Person LIVE | 41 |
| Post Event Recorded Webcast | 44 |
| Webcast LIVE | 180 |
| Grand Total | 265 |
| ALA Involvement | |
| Non-ALA Member | 96 |
| ALA Member | 169 |
| Grand Total | 265 |
| Do you have a Twitter account? | |
| Nope, haven't decided yet | 160 |
| Yes, and I use it often | 40 |
| Yes, but rarely use it | 65 |
| Grand Total | 265 |
Updated: Jul 29, 2009