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This document discusses how Twitter can help with live event coverage. It provides tips for using Twitter search functions and modifiers to filter tweets and find geolocated or image search results. It also recommends engaging with other journalists on Twitter, using the crowd to source information, and giving proper credit. Third-party tools like Crowdreel, Twitcaps, and Topsy are presented as ways to enhance Twitter searches and analyze hashtag trends over time.
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- 1. TWITTER & LIVE COVERAGE CAJ 2012 Follow me @boyreporter / @huffpostcanada
- 2. How Twitter Helps Live Coverage Immediacy Keep Up With Other Outlets Crowdsourcing
- 3. Using Search Effectively Twitter Search is very basic Use advanced modifiers / Advanced page to narrow searches
- 4. Search Tips ● XXXXX -RT Eliminates searches that start with RT. Cuts down duplication ● Near:xxxx Within:xxxx mi Geolocate searches to find results near you ● From:handle / To:handle Follow a conversation
- 5. Searching For Images ● Third party tools Crowdreel / crowdreel.com Twitcaps / twitcaps.com Instagram ● Or using search Search with "yfrog" or "twitpic" or "instagr.am"
- 6. Use The Crowd Effectively ● Focus on other journalists/media ● Don't be afraid to RT/include them in liveblogs/other coverage ● Amazing tool for crowdsourcing ● DON'T FORGET TO CREDIT
- 7. Topsy / topsy.com ● Third-party search engine ● Great for digging up archival tweets (twitter search doesn't archive for very long) ● Looks at trending topics (eg. compare hashtags) ● Track twitter mentions, hashtag use
- 8. Basic search using Topsy
- 10. Compare tags, see trends