Comments on: How Not to Tweet http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/ David Lee King is the Digital Branch & Services Manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He has spoken in the U.S. and Canada about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing techie staff, and has been published in many library-related journals. David writes the Internet Spotlight column in Public Libraries Magazine with Michael Porter. David maintains a blog at http://www.davidleeking.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:22:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom Kaun http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-23621 Tom Kaun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:55:57 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-23621 I'm a little confused about following, from an institutional account, geographically localized sites. I'm at a high school and after setting up a twitter account for my library -- <a href="http://twitter.com/BessChinLibrary" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/BessChinLibrary</a> -- I, too follow a few library-related folks.<br>Take a look at my blog posting (<a href="http://libraryleaves.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://libraryleaves.blogspot.com</a>) and let me know what I'm missing. I'm a little confused about following, from an institutional account, geographically localized sites. I'm at a high school and after setting up a twitter account for my library — http://twitter.com/BessChinLibrary — I, too follow a few library-related folks.
Take a look at my blog posting (http://libraryleaves.blogspot.com) and let me know what I'm missing.

]]> By: Library 2.0 « Lawrence Tech Library http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-23171 Library 2.0 « Lawrence Tech Library Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:54:25 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-23171 [...] How Not to Tweet David Lee King, Social Web, Emerging Trends, Libraries [...] [...] How Not to Tweet David Lee King, Social Web, Emerging Trends, Libraries [...]

]]> By: David Lee King http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22665 David Lee King Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:43:43 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22665 Tiff - unfortunately, it's either private or public - there's no middle ground. My suggestion? Make it public. Alot of those spammy followers get deleted in a couple of days by Twitter, and you can block the others. If someone sees that ... ? I wouldn't worry about it. How many parents are seriously going to scan through the twitter followers of their kids school librarian? I'm guessing not too many. But I could be wrong! Tiff – unfortunately, it’s either private or public – there’s no middle ground. My suggestion? Make it public. Alot of those spammy followers get deleted in a couple of days by Twitter, and you can block the others.

If someone sees that … ? I wouldn’t worry about it. How many parents are seriously going to scan through the twitter followers of their kids school librarian? I’m guessing not too many.

But I could be wrong!

]]> By: Tiff http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22646 Tiff Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:25:52 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22646 Wondering you have any advice for a high school library? I have started a twitter account, which I mainly want to use to keep students/parents/faculty up to date on library happenings ie 'we just got this new book in.' I also hope to encourage reading through twitter by linking to chapter samples, book trailers, etc. At first, I had my lib account public. Then to my horror, I got back from vacation this August and saw that 50% of my followers needed to be blocked. Now, I DO have my account protected, which I hate to do, but here is my concern: I do not want parents/students to click on my list of followers and see spam/nude photos of users following me - I feel that I could potentially damage my reputation, the library's reputation, etc. [also please note: I work at a Catholic high school!] I would be thrilled if there was an option to keep my tweets public, but my followers private. That would be ideal. But since this is not the case, do you have any suggestions? Are there other settings I am not aware of that will help keep my twitter page 'clean?' [I know that I can block users as needed, but I can't be sure that this will happen before someone sees something I don't want them to see!] Thanks! :) Wondering you have any advice for a high school library? I have started a twitter account, which I mainly want to use to keep students/parents/faculty up to date on library happenings ie ‘we just got this new book in.’ I also hope to encourage reading through twitter by linking to chapter samples, book trailers, etc.

At first, I had my lib account public. Then to my horror, I got back from vacation this August and saw that 50% of my followers needed to be blocked. Now, I DO have my account protected, which I hate to do, but here is my concern: I do not want parents/students to click on my list of followers and see spam/nude photos of users following me – I feel that I could potentially damage my reputation, the library’s reputation, etc. [also please note: I work at a Catholic high school!]

I would be thrilled if there was an option to keep my tweets public, but my followers private. That would be ideal.

But since this is not the case, do you have any suggestions? Are there other settings I am not aware of that will help keep my twitter page ‘clean?’

[I know that I can block users as needed, but I can't be sure that this will happen before someone sees something I don't want them to see!]

Thanks! :)

]]> By: Peter Murray http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22044 Peter Murray Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:20:04 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22044 I should also add, as an example of how to do things right, <a href="http://dltj.org/article/shared-twitter-updates/" rel="nofollow">Shared Twitter Updates Done Right: The Case of NPRTechTeam</a> I should also add, as an example of how to do things right, Shared Twitter Updates Done Right: The Case of NPRTechTeam

]]> By: Peter Murray http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22019 Peter Murray Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:07:52 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22019 That is a good point, David, about how social networking tools amplify underlying tendencies. But rather than amplifying them to a small number of people in your immediate vicinity, those tendencies get broadcast around the world. That is a good point, David, about how social networking tools amplify underlying tendencies. But rather than amplifying them to a small number of people in your immediate vicinity, those tendencies get broadcast around the world.

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22012 davidleeking Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:22:54 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22012 Peter - wow. I must have missed some fun while at ALA! What a terrible public face they put on. I'm not sure that what they did has much to do with social networking tools, ultimately. The web tends to magnify personalities. If you're a good person, it will show. If you run a company that links to uncopyrighted stuff & posts fake recommendations, then posts defensive tweets about it ... well, that shows too. And - your list of recommendations is great! Thanks for sharing those. Peter – wow. I must have missed some fun while at ALA! What a terrible public face they put on.

I’m not sure that what they did has much to do with social networking tools, ultimately. The web tends to magnify personalities. If you’re a good person, it will show. If you run a company that links to uncopyrighted stuff & posts fake recommendations, then posts defensive tweets about it … well, that shows too.

And – your list of recommendations is great! Thanks for sharing those.

]]> By: Peter Murray http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22011 Peter Murray Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:12:55 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22011 I agree with your assessment, David, and also with MSJLibrary's take-it-slow approach. The recent case of what happened with the Clinical Reader service is a counter-example of how to bring your bricks-and-mortar presence into the social media space. Learning from that counter-example, I have another set of <a href="http://dltj.org/article/learning-from-clinical-reader/" rel="nofollow">observations and recommendations</a> for organizations that are moving into the Twitter space. Thanks for posting your checklist, too. I agree with your assessment, David, and also with MSJLibrary’s take-it-slow approach. The recent case of what happened with the Clinical Reader service is a counter-example of how to bring your bricks-and-mortar presence into the social media space. Learning from that counter-example, I have another set of observations and recommendations for organizations that are moving into the Twitter space.

Thanks for posting your checklist, too.

]]> By: Articles of Interest http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22008 Articles of Interest Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:06:40 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22008 [...] How Not to Tweet David Lee King, July 21, 2009 [...] [...] How Not to Tweet David Lee King, July 21, 2009 [...]

]]> By: davidleeking http://www.davidleeking.com/2009/07/21/how-not-to-tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-22007 davidleeking Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:18:25 +0000 http://www.davidleeking.com/?p=1195#comment-22007 Cynthia - COOL. I will update my post pronto. I hope it didn't sound like I was "picking on you" because I wasn't. I've seen more than one library's tweets locked (and they keep them locked), just like I've seen libraries do the same with their MySpace pages (when those were all the rage). Glad to hear you're not one of those, and were just setting up the account! Cynthia – COOL. I will update my post pronto. I hope it didn’t sound like I was “picking on you” because I wasn’t. I’ve seen more than one library’s tweets locked (and they keep them locked), just like I’ve seen libraries do the same with their MySpace pages (when those were all the rage).

Glad to hear you’re not one of those, and were just setting up the account!

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