Best Practices

General
Q&A

Twitter Q&A

How to get the most out of your organized discussions on Twitter.
Essentials

Twitter analytics

How to measure success on Twitter.
Promote Content

Use embedded Tweets

Convey breaking reactions from readers on your site with embedded Tweets.
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Using custom timelines

Curate a timeline of Tweets around the moment of your choice.
Twitter Products

Pro tips for using Vine

Some tips to help you produce the most creative, beautiful Vine videos of your own.
Engage Followers

Tweeting behind-the-scenes

Share media and connect with fans by showing them what goes on behind the scenes.
Conversations

High-profile chat

A conversation between two high-proļ¬le Twitter users.
Engage Followers

How to engage followers

Drive the conversation and create connections with other users.
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Integrate Twitter into your products

Add the conversation to your web site.
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Using hashtags

Everything you need to know about hashtags.
Live Tweet

Tweet in the moment

Live-tweeting as an event unfolds drives engagement on Twitter.
Engage Followers

Twitter voting

Set up a poll and engage your followers by having them vote on Twitter.
Breaking News

Break news on Twitter

Twitter is live, public and conversational, which means news can reach broad audiences immediately.
Television
Live Tweet

Live-tweet during an award show

Give TV fans the interactive experience they crave during the year’s biggest awards shows.
Live Tweet

Engage with viewers in real time

Create interest in a show by having producers and stars live-tweet.
Engage Followers

A call to action

How to maximize your time in the spotlight with a call to action on air, leading up to, and after, an event.
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Photos for TV

Tease finales, promote spinoffs, give behind-the-scenes glimpses and more by tweeting photos.
Engage Followers

Tweeting behind-the-scenes content

Share special content and give unique access.
Conversations

High-profile Twitter chats

Engage with other prominent stars on Twitter to broaden your fanbase.
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Using hashtags for TV

Twitter offers co-viewing experience during live TV.
Government
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Put Twitter on your website

Get wider distribution for your content by adding tweet and follow buttons.
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Add timelines to your web site

Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code.
Twitter Products

Twitter Alerts

Twitter alerts provide vital information to the public during fast-moving situations or emergencies.
Q&A

Twitter Q&A: Think beyond the work day

You don’t always have to do your Q&A during work hours.
Q&A

Twitter Town Hall

A Twitter Q&A that is also broadcasted or live-streamed.
Engage Followers

Tweeting behind-the-scenes content

Open the meetings’ closed doors.
Conversations

High-profile chat

Provide incredible access to the lives and thinking of politicians and other public figures involved in government.
Engage Followers

Using Twitter to facilitate policy change

Twitter enables government officials and politicians to comment on news, engage with others in real-time.
Live Tweet

Why live-tweeting is important for government officials

Twitter gives politicians and their aides the ability to provide updates or opinions in real time.
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Using photos in government Tweets

Share media to stimulate activity.
Sports
Engage Followers

Managing a team account

Twitter is a valuable tool to connect with fans, announce special events, comment in real time and so much more.
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Put Twitter on your website

Get wider distribution for your content by adding tweet and follow buttons.
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Add timelines to your web site

Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code.
Promote Content

Use embedded Tweets

Convey breaking reactions from readers on your site with embedded Tweets.
Engage Followers

Account takeover

Have players or celebrities take over an account and live-tweet a game or event.
Live Tweet

Live-tweet during sporting events

Share pictures, take fans behind the scenes and use hashtags to drive the social conversation.
Engage Followers

Tweeting behind-the-scenes content

Give fans a glimpse of life away from the court or playing field.

Players

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Share photos with fans

Provide an inside look at life as an athlete by tweeting photos.
Conversations

High-profile chat

Broaden your audience by engaging with other big-time athletes or celebrities.
Essentials

Twitter for athletes

Engage with teammates and friends, talk to fans and more on Twitter.

Sports Journalists

Essentials

Twitter for sports journalists

Tips for reporting sports news on Twitter.
News
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Put Twitter on your website

Get wider distribution for your content by adding tweet and follow buttons.
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Add timelines to your web site

Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code.
Breaking News

Techniques for covering breaking news events

Twitter gives journalists an unprecedented ability to deliver news to their followers as developments unfold.
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Using photos for news

Engage readers and bring a story to life by tweeting photos.
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Use embedded Tweets

Convey breaking reactions from readers on your site with embedded Tweets.
Twitter Products

Using lists in TweetDeck

Take advantage of the powerful Twitter tracking tool TweetDeck with these tips.
Conversations

High-profile Twitter chats

Engaging with other prominent people on Twitter is a great way to reach a broader audience.
Twitter Products

Top tips for using TweetDeck filters

Ways to help you organize and manage your Tweets.
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Choosing the right hashtag

How to make your Tweets a part of the larger conversation.

Journalists

Essentials

Vine best practices for journalists

How journalists can make their Vine use meaningful.
Essentials

Twitter for newsrooms and journalists

Turn Twitter into a virtual notebook, point readers to your work, share perspectives and more.

Book Authors

Essentials

Twitter for Authors

Connect in real time with readers, other authors and literary figures.
Music
Engage Followers

Tweeting behind-the-scenes content

Give fans unrivaled access, with backstage photos, sound-check videos or award show moments.
Conversations

High-profile Twitter chats

Broaden your fanbase by conversing with other artists, celebrities or your own band members.
Live Tweet

How bands and performers live-tweet

Live-tweeting helps musicians give their fans a virtual backstage pass.
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Using photos for musicians

Engage music fans by Including photos in your Tweets.

Artists

Q&A

Legends on Twitter

#LegendsOnTwitter connects music icons directly with fans.
Essentials

Twitter for Music Artists

Twitter brings together artists, bands, labels, festival organizers and promoters.
Nonprofits
Essentials

Twitter analytics

How to measure success on Twitter.
Promote Content

Put Twitter on your website

Get wider distribution for your content by adding tweet and follow buttons.
Promote Content

Add timelines to your web site

Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code.
Twitter Products

Twitter Alerts

Twitter alerts provide vital information to the public during fast-moving situations or emergencies.
Engage Followers

Fundraising via Twitter

Nonprofit and charity organizations use Twitter to drive interest around fundraising efforts.
Essentials

Using Twitter for social good

Five simple steps to help your organization communicate about the social good it does.
Faith
Essentials

Twitter analytics

How to measure success on Twitter.
Promote Content

Put Twitter on your website

Get wider distribution for your content by adding tweet and follow buttons.
Promote Content

Add timelines to your web site

Embeddable timelines make it easy to syndicate any public Twitter timeline to your website with one line of code.
Essentials

Twitter for faith-based organizations

Reach people, form relationships and extend your mission on Twitter.