Hey, how do I use this Twitter thing?
Apr 14, 2010 in Media, On-line
One of the skills that people in journalism want to learn is how to use Twitter. Who knew that 140 character updates would be so hard for people who crank out hundreds of words a day?
Kidding, of course. Fortunately, those of you without a friendly and helpful Twitter expert to nudge can turn to a few great resources.
The blog Twitter Journalism has lots of great hints and tips on how to get the most out of the social media tool. Here’s a great top 10 list of pros and cons for Twitter and journalists. Here’s another one on how to verify Tweets while newsgathering.
The blog was started by Craig Kanalley of Breaking Tweets and the Huffington Post.
There is also the official media blog from Twitter that also points out lots of great practices from journalists and media types.