How to Join the Exploration 2011 Tweetup #explo11

For those who followed and read the Exploration 2011 blog posts I ran back in…2011, there’s a tweet-up on April 11th with the participants to find out how their lives have changed after this great event. We hope to share many stories via twitter tag #explo11 and the conversations will be super-easy to follow.

Here’s how to join and follow the conversation. Two suggested methods: Basic and Pro

Basic – Tweetchat

• Create a twitter account at www.twitter.com. Pick a username (may take a few tries to get a unique one) and enter your email address and you are done.
• Go to www.tweetchat.com and click “Sign In.” It will ask you to “authorize” Tweetchat to access your account, click Authorize (it can’t see your password and is an approved service).
• Enter in #explo11 into the “hashtag to follow” field at the top of the screen and hit GO
• You are IN! Now you will see streaming in all the updates with the hashtag on them. Also, whenever you post something in the box, the hashtag will automatically be added. Play around with it but you will be able to follow the conversation.
• Now, just login to tweetchat at 8pm CST on April 11th to join the conversation!

Pro – Tweetdeck

• Create a twitter account at www.twitter.com. Pick a username (may take a few tries to get a unique one) and enter your email address and you are done.
• Go to www.tweetdeck.com and install the desktop client (Mac or PC) or the Chrome app (I’m using the Chrome app and it is boss)
• Register with tweetdeck.com, then launch the program. It will ask you to “authorize” Tweetdeck to access your account, click Authorize (it can see your password but it is an official Twitter service…they have your password anyway).
• You should see the three columns. Sweet, right? Click “Add Column” at the top. Click on “Search” and enter in #explo11 into the search field at the top of the screen and hit enter.
• You are IN! Now you will see streaming in all the updates with the hashtag on them. Unlike Tweetchat, whenever you post something using the blue feather button, the hashtag will not automatically be added…you will have to add it yourself. Play around with it but you will be able to follow the conversation.
• Now, just start up Tweetdeck at 8pm CST on April 11th to join the conversation!

If you have any questions, feel free to follow me on Twitter and I’ll try to help you out.

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