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Hey everyone, its Jacob with Netbiz Social.
In today's Social Media Minute I'm going to quickly go over Twitter discover.
If used correctly, one of the best places to find the most recent headlines is through your twitter following
Twitter discover delivers tailored content with an emphasis on the tweets that are popular among the people you follow and their friends.
So, lets take a look at the discover tab.
Once you've logged into your twitter account, you'll notice in the upper left corner, the discover tab.
After selecting discover, the first thing you'll see is a list of the most popular stories your connections are talking about.
This is a great place to find current news and teachings regarding your industry
assuming your connected to the right people.
Through the discover tab I can view the original tweet associated with the story.
And from there, can either reply, retweet or even favorite it.
Next, activity shows recent follows, favorites and list additions from those in my network.
This feature makes it very easy for me to see who my followers are engaging with or what type of content they are favoriting.
Who to follow is pretty self-explanatory here,
it suggest Twitter accounts based on who you follow and more.
You can also locate specific Twitter users using the search field as well.
Find friends is a great tool for those who are just setting up their accounts.
Meaning you can search or invite your contacts by email.
Note that if you are using this features to search for contacts,
you'll only find users who have allowed their accounts to be found by email address.
Browse categories list the most popular topics and top influencers across Twitter.
For example, by selecting the entertainment topic, you can see numerous verified Twitter accounts
of influential mainstream actors and comedians.
Finally, trends can also be managed through the discover tab
and detail popular keywords or hash tags that are trending on Twitter.
By default these currents trends are based on promoted tweets and what Twitter feels is relevant to me.
However, you can change trends by specific area
and you can see our listed trends change when we select Portland as our location.
Now, there's no telling what Twitter has planned for the future of this discover function
However, the current use of this tool makes for a more personalized experience
with highlighted content that is more relevant to the individual user.
But that will do it for this edition of the Netbiz Social Media Minute
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