{"id":2212,"date":"2015-11-05T23:09:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T23:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gastruth.org\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2015-11-05T23:16:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T23:16:45","slug":"twitter-101-for-fractivists-elements-of-a-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gastruth.org\/?p=2212","title":{"rendered":"Twitter 101 for Fractivists &#8211; Elements of a Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gastruth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Twitter-101-for-Fractivists.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2221\" alt=\"Twitter 101 for Fractivists\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gastruth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Twitter-101-for-Fractivists.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gastruth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Twitter-101-for-Fractivists.jpg 960w, https:\/\/gastruth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Twitter-101-for-Fractivists-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>ELEMENTS OF A TWEET<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Here are the basics of a tweet to get you started!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>@ &#8211; Always precedes the handle of the person you\u2019re addressing, mentioning, or cc\u2019ing (e.g. @berksgastruth)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2># &#8211; Always precedes the keyword (e.g. #fracking) or special tag you\u2019ve created for an event or action (e.g. #NoTrespassingNoPipeline). You can search hashtags to see all tweets that include it.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>$ &#8211; Always precedes a ticker symbol for a company. This is an EXCELLENT way to go after a company\u2019s investors and catch the eye of financial press. (e.g. $RRC \u2013 Range Resources\u2019 ticker symbol)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>. \u2013 Putting a period at the beginning of a tweet addressed to someone is used to trick Twitter into not restricting with whom the tweet is shared. (e.g. .@berksgastruth check out this new study!)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Links \u2013 You can add links to articles, photos, videos. Twitter automatically shrinks tweets to 21 or 22 characters based on whether the URL starts with http: or https: and creates short links for photos.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>RT \u2013 Shorthand for Retweet. Best to use the retweet icon under a tweet. You may see manual retweets (e.g. RT @user their tweet).<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>MT \u2013 Shorthand for Modified Tweet. Used when you are altering the content of something you are retweeting. (e.g. MT @user modified tweet)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>#FF \u2013 This hashtag is used on Fridays to suggest users others may want to follow. (e.g. this tweet from Earthworks, Fracking #FF: @johnlundin @joelgehman @nickcunningham1 @ecowatch @BerksGasTruth @POW_no_fracking @FracTracker @skytruth @RisingTideNA)<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>These are the basic elements you\u2019ll see in many tweets. Don\u2019t overdo using these in tweets. You\u2019ll still see plenty of things you may not understand when you look at a tweet, abbreviations like IMHO or ICYMI. The language of Twitter is like the language of vanity license plates.<\/h2>\n<p>Download Elements of a Tweet! 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