005 - Just Publics@ASA MediaCamp Pre-conference Workshop 04. Twitter for Academics

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Abstract

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll work with Twitter, taking the steps necessary to establish your academic brand presence on this social media platform. We’ll explore the following skills:

• Selecting an appropriate user ID or “handle”
• Creating a useful Twitter profile
• Writing style when limited to 140 characters
• Following other Twitter personalities
• Retweeting tweets and direct messaging
• Integrating your Twitter presence into your WordPress.com blog

*BYOD = Bring Your Own Device

(Fee: None/Free of Charge; Participants must preregister for the Annual Meeting in order to register for this event.)

Sub Unit

• Course

Session Organizer

• Jessie Daniels, City University of New York-Hunter College

Leader

• Jessie Daniels, City University of New York-Hunter College