{"id":21653,"date":"2013-08-03T00:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T22:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/so-youve-heard-all-about-twitter-and-how-much-fun-it-is-now-what\/"},"modified":"2013-08-03T00:41:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T22:41:11","slug":"so-youve-heard-all-about-twitter-and-how-much-fun-it-is-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/so-youve-heard-all-about-twitter-and-how-much-fun-it-is-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"So you\u2019ve heard all about Twitter and how much fun it is. Now what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you are on Twitter for fun or for business or to promote your favourite cause, this short course covers all the basics you need to know to be an effective tweeter, who is also interesting and fun to follow.<br \/>\nVeteran journalist and ex-Sunday Times news editor Ray Joseph who has over 6500 Twitter followers, will show you all you need to know to make Twitter work for you.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll need a laptop that can connect to the Internet and a curious and open mind as you\u2019re introduced to the wide world of the Twitterverse. We\u2019ll also give you some takeaway notes that cover the basics of the training.<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll learn to:<br \/>\n\u2022 Set up your account properly, so that your Twitter experience is built on top of a solid foundation;<br \/>\n\u2022 Speak the language of Twitter;<br \/>\n\u2022 tweet and retweet;<br \/>\n\u2022 Send direct messages;<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand and use hashtags effectively;<br \/>\n\u2022 using the @ sign properly so that the intended person\/people get your tweets;<br \/>\n\u2022 Say it all in 140 characters and write effective and clever tweets that make you stand out;<br \/>\n\u2022 Shorten URL links so they fit into your tweets;<br \/>\n\u2022 Do basic searches<br \/>\n\u2022 Find interesting people and organisations to follow<\/p>\n<p>Date: 27 August<br \/>\nTime: 5.30 for 6pm<br \/>\nVenue: Hollow on the Square, 9 RykTulbagh Square, City Centre, Cape Town<br \/>\nCost: R500 per person<br \/>\nRSVP to Greg Smit at 021 556 8200 or email greg@hippocommunications by August 20, 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Info link:<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com<\/a><br \/><strong>Twitter<\/strong>:<br \/><strong>Facebook<\/strong>:<br \/><strong>YouTube<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Author: <strong>Jessica Miller<\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\" target=\"_blank\">Hippo Communictions<\/a><strong>. 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