The Digital Student

Practical ways to use Twitter

• Set up an account on Twitter
• Experiment by creating a tweet with an image, a gif, or a poll.
• Look for accounts of people in your subject or interest  to follow.
• Try searching for relevant keywords or #hashtags to find content that is interesting to you.

Creating lists of specific Twitter users
Lists are a great way to manage the amount and type of tweets you are viewing.

To add someone to a list:

• Go to their Twitter profile page
• Click on the cogwheel/settings icon next to the large ‘Following/Follow’ button on the right of the page.
• Choose the second option down ‘Add or remove from Lists’.
• You can then choose to create a new list or add them to an existing list by selecting the box for your list of choice.

To view the feed from one of your lists:

• Click your profile image on the top right of the page
• Choose the second option down ‘Lists’.
• From here, you can select which list you would like to view.
• The list will then display a feed of tweets posted by people only on that list.

Twitter Analytics

Twitter Analytics analyses your tweets.

To view your analytics:

• Go to your twitter home-page
• Click on your profile image in the top right corner
• Then on Analytics from the drop down menu
• Use the tabs Home/Tweets/Audiences/Events/More at the top of the screen to explore the different analytics Twitter collects for you.

Tweetdeck
Tweetdeck is a management tool where you can schedule tweets to be sent out at specific times, save #hatshtag searches and keep an eye on and participate in realtime chats using #hashtags.

​Leicester University also have practical hints and tips about using Twitter

Adapted from: University of Edinburgh (2016) Thing 7 and 8: Twitter and Facebook. Available at: https://www.23things.ed.ac.uk/week-4/ (Accessed: 2 June 2020)