“Short videos explaining some of the key social media tools”
Curated by
Claire Wardle
A very basic guide to how Facebook works for people who have never seen it before. Quick video showing you how to group friends into lists so you can share information with specific groups of people. Twitter basics - what does it look like? what are the different sections? What's a retweet? What's the difference between an RT and an automated retweet? Quick video showing you how to find interesting people, tweets, photos and videos around a topic. Also details the 'Advanced Search' function and how you can... 
Once you've got your head around the basics of tweetdeck, this will show you some advanced tips and tricks. |
A quick tutorial showing you how to ensure you're happy with your Facebook privacy settings... 
Tips and tricks for getting the most from Google search.
Google alerts are very powerful but this video shows how you to can use them as RSS feeds rather than finding yourself overwhelmed by email alerts. 
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and can help you manage the way you use the web. If you work as a journalist or for an organisation or charity, netvibes allows you to set up 'listening dashboards' to monitor mentions across the web. Some of the more 'advanced' elements of twitter: what's a hashtag? what do shortened URLs look like? Why do I have to use people's usernames on twitter? Twitter Settings: privacy, changing profile pics, setting up notifications etc.
Tweetdeck helps twitter make sense. It's an easier way of interacting with the service. Here are the basics. |
