[vip_students] Re: twitter
- From: "Eleanor Burke" <Eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:30:15 +0100
Just a thought Paul, but Susan may be interested in the Qube, apologies for
inaccurate spelling. I certainly use it.
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From: "[NCBI] Support"
Sent: 24/08/2013, 11:37 AM
To: "'Susan Bourke'"
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Subject: [vip_students] Re: twitter
Hi Susan,
I would suggest that you use the following web site to work with Twitter.
You may need to get your Son-In-Law to log you in for the first time as
there is a captia which is inaccessible to those of us using jaws but you
can check the option for to have you signed in automatically after this and
also place a shortcut to the link I give you below on your desktop for easy
access. Unfortunately the main twitter web site isn't great for
accessibility and I give you an article below which outlines this fact.
Anyway here is the web site I would suggest you use:
http://m.twitter.com
Here is the article that you can also read:
WHAT IS TWITTER?
Twitter is a popular social networking tool that allows users to send a
short, mostly text-based message up to 140 characters long known as a
tweet. These tweets are then published online and can be publicly viewed.
Twitter users can post their own tweets, follow the tweets of other users or
contribute to a wider online discussion based on a particular topic or
event.
Twitter is also commonly referred to as a microblogging tool, a term that
indicates Twitter is a short web log (blog). As of mid-2011, Twitter remains
Australias most popular social media microblogging tool with approximately
1.9 million unique visitors in Australia as reported by Social Media News
Australia and an estimated 100 million users worldwide, as reported by The
Fiscal Times.
WHY TRY TWITTER?
Twitter is all about fast personal communication. People who tweet generally
want to share their thoughts on something with others. Sometimes this can
be small personal insights shared with people who follow your tweets, while
at other times you may want to share your thoughts on a larger event.
Examples of Twitter use include following a celebrity, giving feedback on a
real-time event such as a live television show or presentation, passing on
information about something of interest such as a party to your followers or
sharing your experience of a major event such as a natural disaster.
Another popular use for Twitter is as an information resource you can ask
questions online about particular issues and be answered quickly.
For people with disabilities, Twitter can be a great way to seek
disability-specific information on how to overcome potential issues or to
provide support through shared experience. Twitter can also be used to unite
with others in the form of a protest or as a mechanism to receive quick
answers to particular issues. Given its relative anonymity, many people with
disabilities feel comfortable asking questions through the medium knowing
that the user can control how much of their identity is revealed to others.
TWITTER FEATURES
Heres a quick tour of the most common Twitter features:
Tweet: a message sent on Twitter that is up to 140 characters in
length.
Followers: people who have requested to have your tweets sent to
them.
Hashtag (#): this allows you to tweet on a popular Twitter topic by
including a particular word preceded by the # symbol, such as #weather.
Retweet (RT): forwarding another users tweet to your followers.
TWITTER ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES
Given that Twitter is mostly text-based, it should be a very accessible
medium. However, the website of www.twitter.com has been widely criticised
for its inaccessible interface. In research by Denis Boudreau published on
Accessibilité Web, Twitter was rated as the worst website among the popular
social media tools when assessed against the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0. Issues include inconsistent layout, lack of keyboard
navigation options and font size issues. As a result, an alternative Web
portal to Twitter was created independently to address the issues, called
Easy Chirp. A full list of the accessibility issues found on the main
Twitter website and how Easy Chirp addresses them is available on
easychirp.com/features.
OVERCOMING TWITTER ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES: TIPS AND TRICKS
The research conducted by Media Access Australia and feedback from Twitter
users has provided a number of accessibility tips to help you get your
Twitter account up and running.
Easy Chirp an accessible website for using Twitter
If you are unable to use the main Twitter website due to its many
accessibility issues, you may want to try using the Easy Chirp website
www.easychirp.com. This website operates in a similar way to the main
Twitter website but provides a more consistent layout, good keyboard
navigation and better support for assistive technologies such as screen
readers.
Mobile Twitter website
In addition to Easy Chirp, many blind and vision impaired Twitter users have
recommended using the mobile website. The web address for the mobile site is
m.twitter.com. This allows you to perform a limited number of
Twitter-related tasks through a simplified interface.
Twitter apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch
Media Access Australia has tested a number of Twitter apps and based on our
testing, user feedback and reviews from AppleVis, there are many Twitter
apps available for iOS-based devices. Apps include the main Twitter app
itself, Twitterrific, Twittelator for iPad, Tweetosaurus, Tweetero and
TweetList Pro.
Accessibility hashtags
You can join in popular accessibility discussions by using the #a11y and
#axs hashtags and participate in broader disability discussion using
#disability.
Twitter support and contacting Twitter directly
Additional support can be found at the Twitter Help Center,
support.twitter.com, which contains a large amount of tutorials and
information on how to make the most of Twitter. It is also possible to
contact Twitter directly.
Community support for people with disabilities on Twitter
Twitter can also be a useful tool for quickly sending a short message to
organisations that support people with disabilities. For example, Media
Access Australia can be contacted through its Twitter feed @mediaaccessaus
and ACCAN can be contacted through its Twitter feed @accan_au.
SIGNING UP TO TWITTER
To sign up to Twitter for the first time, you will need to create a Twitter
account. Go to the Twitter website twitter.com. Under the heading New to
Twitter? complete the following:
1) In the Full Name box, enter your first name and last name.
2) In the Email box, enter an email address.
3) In the Password section, enter a unique password.
4) Select the sign up button.
5) Twitter will then suggest a username. This is the name that people
will see when you use Twitter. You can either keep the suggested name or
type in a new name.
6) Once you have selected a Twitter username, select the Create my
account button.
7) An email will be sent to you. Follow the instructions in the email
and your account will be set up.
USING TWITTER FOR THE FIRST TIME
Adjusting Twitter settings
There are many different ways you can use Twitter and adjust how people see
you online. To make changes you will need to go into the Settings. To select
the Twitter settings, select your username in the top-right corner and then
select Settings.
There are a number of settings you can change. They are as follows:
Account: this allows you to adjust your name, username, email
address, language, time zone, tweet location and privacy settings.
Password: this allows you to set a new password for your account.
Mobile: this allows you to tweet and receive tweets using text
messaging. Note that you may be charged by your mobile phone provider for
this service.
Notification: this relates to how often you are notified when
someone tweets you.
Profile: this allows you to add a photo, a description of yourself
and some additional personal information.
Design: this allows you to select a Twitter theme.
Setting up a Twitter profile
While there are many settings you can change, a good place to start is
setting up a profile so that other Twitter users know who you are. To set up
a Twitter profile:
1) Go into the Twitter Settings.
2) Select the Profile tab.
3) Enter the details as requested. These include providing a photo,
entering your name, entering your location, providing a short bio about who
you are, and you can even connect your account to Facebook so that your
tweets appear there.
PERFORMING TASKS WITH TWITTER
Sending a Tweet
To send a tweet, log into your Twitter account and type in a message, then
select the Tweet button. Your tweet will now be sent.
A tweet will appear to other people like this:
Username: text
For example:
Joesmith: hello world!
Following other people on Twitter
To follow the tweets of another person, enter the name of the person in the
search box and select search. A list of people will appear. To follow a
person, select the Follow button. This will allow you to see the tweets of
this person as they happen. The home page provides different viewing options
so you can see all the tweets from people youre following or select one
particular persons tweets.
Tweeting another person directly
To tweet another person directly, type the Twitter username of the person
you want to send the message to with an @ symbol at the beginning. This is
typed as:
@username message for that person
For example:
@juliesmith hello from Joe
Retweeting a tweet
If a tweet has been sent to you and you wish to share it with your
followers, you can send it by using the Retweet button.
Using a hashtag to join in a Twitter conversation
People often use Twitter to talk about a particular topic or event. Often
these events with be identified through the use of a hashtag. This is when a
hash (#) is used in a tweet. This would appear as follows:
I like #icecream
This would add your tweet to the tweets of others who are following
discussions on ice cream.
TWITTER ACCESSIBILITY QUICK REFERENCE
Twitter accessibility resources include:
Easy Chirp accessible Twitter website: www.easychirp.com
AppleVis accessible apps: www.applevis.com. This includes reviews of
Twitter apps such as Twitterrific, Twittelator for iPad, Tweetosaurus,
Tweetero and TweetListPro.
Twitter help centre: support.twitter.com/
Contact Twitter: twitter.com/about/contact
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