Tutorial
LiveTwitting is easy and free! Just follow @livetwitting, learn a few commands, and start LiveTwitting! See below for some tips and tricks too!
Step 1: Follow @livetwitting
If you don't have a twitter account already, you'll need to get one. Then just go to our twitter account, @livetwitting, and click "Follow". @livetwitting will then automatically follow you, it only takes a few minutes.
Step 2: Learn the commands
With a few simple commands around your belt, you'll be ready to start livetwitting in no time! All of the commands start are done with a direct message, using "d livetwitting", but once you've turned your livetwitting session on, you just need to "twitter" like normal, without using a direct message. You can just direct message the whole session as well. Also, don't worry about uppercase and lowercase for the commands, it all works the same!
| FUNCTION | COMMAND |
| To start livetwitting |
d livetwitting ON Name or ID of Conference # Session Title Example: d livetwitting ON BlogWorld 2008 # Keynote Example: d livetwitting ON 25 # Keynote |
| To record your notes |
Just type away! Every status update will be recorded until you turn it off. You can send direct messages (d livetwitting your notes) if you don't want to share your livetwitting with your followers. |
| To mark a segment with a Topic name (optional) | d livetwitting TOPIC Name of Topic |
| To mark a speaker (optional) | d livetwitting SPEAKER Speaker's Name |
| To mark a Question & Answer segment (optional) | d livetwitting QA |
| To pause recording (i.e. to say hi to someone else) | d livetwitting PAUSE |
| To resume recording (after a pause command) | d livetwitting RESUME |
| To end livetwitting | d livetwitting OFF |
The main commands to remember are ON and OFF. If you've got those down, you're ready! Multiple sessions can be blogged for the same event by using the ON command for the same conference name with the new session name.
Step 3: Start LiveTwitting!
Go on, get started! Use any means of twitting, the web, IM, SMS, twhirl, or twitterific, it all works the same!
You can edit or delete your events, sessions, and coverage at any time from the manage page.
Tips and Tricks
(1) If you don't like typing "livetwitting", you can use "livet". First, follow @livet, then do all the commands the same except send a direct message to @livet!
(2) If you need to make changes to the name of the event, session, or the coverage itself, go to the "Manage" page and authenticate with your Twitter account. Then you can edit your events and sessions!
(3) If you find yourself using a direct message for every update, you may just want to create a new Twitter account and do your livetwitting from there.
(4) If you're livetwitting a session that's already been created, use the event's ID from the events page to create your session, it's easier than making sure you typed the event name the same.