Using hashtags and Twitter… a crash course

After “Where do I sign up?” the second most asked-question I’ve received lately about the Bible in 90 Days Challenge has been “How do I use Twitter and what is a hashtag?”

Okay, so that was really two questions, but you get the idea.

So, if you haven’t signed up on Twitter yet, click this link to create an account and follow me.

Once you’ve done that, I would suggest you download TweetDeck, a free Twitter application or HootSuite, another free application. Yes, I am sure there are other applications out there, but these are the two I us and can share with you how to use.

Once you’ve downloaded it and installed either of them, look for a tweet in one of your columns that has this in it: #B90Days

(If you aren’t following anyone yet, you won’t have any tweets yet. Follow me by visiting www.Twitter.com/Momstoolbox to set up your own account, follow me and you’ll definitely have a few #B90Days tweets to click. Then you’ll find a bunch of others you’ll want to follow, as well.)

Or do a search in HootSuite by clicking on the search box on the top right corner and entering #B90Days. Hit return. Then click Save as Stream.

That pound sign is also called a hashtag and in Twitter-speak, the letters behind the hashtag are also considered a hashtag. (So the hashtag I have been referring to in other posts is this whole string : #B90Days)

If on TweetDeck, once you’ve located a tweet with that in it, click on #B90Days and a new column will open up in TweetDeck which lists all the tweets with that hashtag in it, whether you are following the authors or not.

You can send a tweet by clicking in the long box at the top of your screen that says “What’s happening?”and typing your tweet of 140 characters or less. Include #B90Days somewhere in your tweet for it to be seen by all the rest of the Bible in 90 Days community. Then hit “Send” at the bottom right of the text block… and you will have joined the conversation!!

Hope this helps!


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20 responses to “Using hashtags and Twitter… a crash course”

  1. […] anyone who wants to host or read, keep checking and posting on the #B90Days Twitter stream to see who else is joining us and also to encourage […]

  2. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days […]

  3. […] On the webinar, Amy mentioned a crash course on her blog on how to use twitter and hash tags. Go here to read that post. […]

  4. Catching up on my reading got a little behind

  5. […] hope that you can meet with us for our virtual study tonight on Twitter. It’s a great chance to connect with other readers for encouragement and […]

  6. I’ve failed miserably with my Bible reading plan for a while now. I was following a read your Bible in a year plan and doing good until about April. Then I gave up and I’ve just been reading haphazardly. I had heard about the 90 plan before and was intrigued. I think now is the time for me to give it a go.
    .-= Jacqueline´s last blog ..Its Bloggiesta time again- =-.

  7. […] write this post on Twitter, hashtags and TweetDeck for the last go ’round of our online reading. If you are new or unfamiliar to Twitter, I would […]

  8. This tweetdeck (which I’m very unfamiliar with) it won’t become my wallpaper or anything right? Just a little button. I want to join the 90 Day challenge but not so sure about the tweetdeck. Any insight will be helpful. I’m not big on downloading things I don’t know about =)
    Maybe I’ll as my dh for help.
    Blessings & thank you for the 90 Day Challenge,
    Linda<
    .-= Homeschooling6´s last blog ..Things to do Before Next School Year =-.

  9. […] from 8-9 CST. on twitter using the hashtags #B90Days Amy has also provided a great tutorial for twitter and using hastags here.  When I join twitter parties, I like to use TweetGrid and enter the hashtag keyword in the […]

  10. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days hashtag. Like what you've read? […]

  11. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days […]

  12. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days hashtag. I’ve been saving the […]

  13. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days […]

  14. […] of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me and use the #B90Days hashtag. Like what you've read? […]

  15. […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by MomsToolbox, gpiper. gpiper said: http://bit.ly/6kjG5r momstoolbox had a great post @Chic_Mama #b90days […]

  16. I prefer tweetgrid for twitter chats/ parties. I have to admit, I am happy the chat is at 8 CST because that is 9 my time and an easier time to be on the computer.
    .-= Alli´s last blog ..Self Portrait Sunday =-.

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    I just now learning how to use tweetdeck… now my computer tweets all the time!!!!

  18. Thank you for the help! I was feeling like the Lone Ranger — like I was the only one who didn’t know anything about tweeting. For those of us who have conflicts on Monday night, is there a way for us to peruse “the archives” of the conversation?
    .-= Polly´s last blog ..Best of the Bez =-.

  19. I’m thinking we can use TweetChat.com for this too. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Then there’s no worry about remembering or forgetting the hashtag because the hashtag becomes a chat room & is automatically added to your Tweets. These Tweets show up in your Twitter stream, but you don’t see anything but your chat room in Tweetchat.
    .-= Anne-Marie´s last blog ..Bible in 90 days: Day 2 =-.

    Thanks for the input here! Sounds like TweetChat works well, too! –Mom

  20. I won’t be able to join you all on twitter. Fill me in please on the convos and any helpful info. Have fun ladies and keep going, moving forward, on this great journey we are all on reading through God’s holy word.

    In Him,

    Jen
    .-= Jennifer´s last blog ..Day 4 – Wait on God =-.

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