How to Share Audio on Twitter

Sharing internet audio is a great way to connect with friends.

Sharing audio on Twitter can be done several simple ways. If you have your own website where files exist all you have to do is provide a hyperlink to the file in your tweet. You may also have a band profile page on a site like MySpace or ReverbNation, where you can upload your audio for free. If you would rather send the audio directly to Twitter users for download, then use the website Hark.com where you can record and upload audio clips to Twitter.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Computer

1. Open an account at Hark.com by clicking "sign up" and entering your email address followed by choosing a password. Your audio will be stored on Hark.com and through your account you will be able to access audio files in the future. Hark also has a huge library of celebrity audio quotes, which you can find on the home page by clicking "celebrity quotes." Click a name then under the celebrity photo click "tweet" and fill in your Twitter user name and password. Then type in your message and click "tweet:" to put in on Twitter.

2. If you want to share your own audio creation from your hard drive, click the button called "choose file(s)" and you will see the files on your computer. Highlight the appropriate audio file then click open. The file will then display under the heading "your files." If you want to add information to the file click "edit" and fill in the blanks about name, collections, description and quote then save when you are satisfied. Click "go" and the uploading process begins, which takes a few minutes or less. Upload status will then display as complete or failed.

3. Listen to the audio by clicking the play button on the audio player powered by Hark. The audio opens with a video ad since the free service is supported by advertising. After the ad you will hear your audio. If it turned out the way you wanted then you are ready to share it with your Twitter followers. Underneath the player you will see share buttons for Facebook and Add This, which you will click and then sign in to your Twitter account.

4. When you click your email address in the upper right corner you will be taken to a page that shows your picture that you can edit. You can choose an image from your collection and change it at any time. On this page will also see and control the list of your "uploaded clips." From there you can edit or delete your uploads. Hark has a multi-upload option if you want to upload more than one file.

5. You can create new audio on Hark without storing files on your hard drive, if your computer has a built in microphone. Go back to the Hark.com home page. Look for the speaker icon on the right side that says "be heard on Hark." Click the record button and begin recording your message. Practice speaking a few times to get the appropriate sound level. Listen back to the audio. Once you are satisfied, archive the audio and then share it on Twitter.

References

• Catlin Gabel; November 2007

Resources

• Hark.com
• Twitter.com