Friday, October 1, 2010 is #Followalibrary Day on Twitter. I’m excited about all of the libraries that are going to be gaining new followers as a result of this cool initiative. Therefore, I want to help ensure that your library’s Twitter page is looking spiffy for the big day. Here are some ideas to get you started on your Twitter page makeover! Profile Having a complete profile (Location, Web, Bio) is important for two reasons. [Read more...]
This is the final post in the three part series (see also Part 1 and Part 2) on ARL Member Libraries and Twitter. The goal behind these awards is to give you all the opportunity to get ideas from each other about how to manage your Twitter accounts and to inspire those who are considering, but have not yet created accounts. Of course, this is a diverse group of libraries so what works for one [Read more...]
Oh my! Yesterday was quite the day in my little corner of the Twittersphere. I sense that there is confusion on the issue of what to do should you receive a message that you have a new follower. Twitter is a relatively recent communication medium, but that does not mean that it is wild and woolly frontier lacking in social graces and etiquette. First and foremost, you should do what you want. If you don’t [Read more...]
In the first post in this series, ARL Member Libraries and Twitter: By the numbers, I gave a brief overview of the overall Twitter stats for this community. In today’s post I offer a more in depth look at how these libraries are doing with the basic elements of Twitter. The remaining posts in this series will include awards for exemplary use of Twitter, and ideas for what to do next. I’m excited to share [Read more...]
What are the 125 ARL Member Libraries up to on Twitter? Today’s post will give you a brief overview of the numbers. Upcoming posts in this series will include analysis of all of the data, awards for exemplary use of Twitter, and ideas for what to do next. Stay tuned! 125 ARL Member Libraries 52 have one or more Twitter account 51 have entered a location in their profile 51 have a custom avatar 49 [Read more...]
