The Net Naturalist

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Category: Twitter

  • Common Mistakes to Avoid While Tweeting

            1. Starting a tweet with a reply. No – “@johnhaydon has compiled a great list of Twitter resources [link] ” Yes –“Great list of Twitter resources by @johnhaydon [link]! While it’s always great to mention someone in your tweet- if you do this you will only be updating the people who…

  • Wildlife Watching with a Twitter #Hashtag

    There are a number of effective ways to monitor response with social media. Today I’m feeling inclined to talk about tracking Twitter hashtags. With NWF’s Wildlife Watch program we encourage people to #NWF every time they see wildlife, this in turn goes on our website.  It’s been a long-term campaign with random spikes in interest…

  • 4 Online Communities A Wildlife Enthusiast Would Love

    As a wildlife enthusiast, I get excited at the thought of communicating with others who are passionate about observing and learning about wildlife. Since I’m lucky enough to interact online with people of all walks of life, I do take note of where I interact with some extraordinary people. The following are great communities to…

  • Twitter Users Help Honey Bees With NWF

    This week NWF’s twitter feed has been busy as a bee— for the bees! All because Häagen-Dazs® teamed up with Twitcause and challenged twitter users to tweet #helphoneybees.  For a dollar a tweet –the hashtag, #helphoneybees, will benefit bee research ($1,000 dollar limit each day).  We’ve been helping them reach their goal while also spreading…