Creating a Twitter account is the first step to a holistic online experience that allows you not only to consume and share information, but also to engage with other users located in all parts of the world.
Engagement, or interacting and exchanging messages with other Twitter users, is the core of micro-blogging. By getting into conversations with others, you bring a deeper purpose into your online account.
When you bring several people into one place to discuss a pre-defined topic, this is called a twitter chat. Sometimes, the topic is not even specifically set; you can gather a group of micro-bloggers under a general topic and just let the ideas flow.
What You Need To Form Tweet Chat
- A topic, established in the form of a #hashtag. The hashtag will be the 'venue' where tweet chat participants will congregate. Users should use the hashtag with every tweet while they are engaging in the chat.
- A date and time. This is to make sure that all participants are in the same space when the discussions unfold. This will make for a more organized and richer engagement.
- Invitations. A week or two prior to the chat, send out invites to everyone who might be interested. You can also invite thought-leaders on the topic to make the chat more targetted. Some tweet chats happen regularly, as with #HBRChat, so the schedules are more predictable.