How to Stream on TweetDeck

TweetDeck manages your Twitter social networking account.

TweetDeck, an Adobe Air desktop utility owned by Twitter, is a small, versatile browser for reading and participating in social network venues such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Foursquare and LinkedIn. By far, TweetDeck's distinguishing feature is the ability to juggle Twitter API feeds in real time. To enable streaming of your Twitter feeds to TweetDeck, you must first download the software and log in to TweetDeck with your Twitter username and password.

Instructions

1. Download the TweetDeck software to your computer. Go to the download page at TweetDeck.com. Click the button "Download now, it's free." Click "Open" in the new dialog window and follow the onscreen instructions. TweetDeck will start up when it is finished installing.

2. Click the "Add Twitter" button in the new dialog window "Welcome to TweetDeck." Enter your Twitter username and password.

3. Click the blue "Allow" button when your browser redirects to Twitter.com. You are giving TweetDeck permission to access your API feed with Twitter.com. The TweetDeck interface will reappear.

4. Click the button with a plus (+) sign on it near the top left side of the screen. To load your main Twitter API feed from all your friends, click "Core" in the new screen. Click "All Friends."

5. Load your one of your Twitter lists, such as Close Friends, by once again clicking the button with the plus sign. Click "Groups/Lists." Select the friends list you want to add. Continue adding more lists in this way, if you like.

6. Type a message to send to your Twitter followers. Next to the button with the plus sign, click the yellow button with an icon that displays a square with a stylus. A new text bar appears at the top of TweetDeck.

7. Type your message in the text bar. Click the button "Send" to the left of the text bar.

References

• The New York Times; Twitter Acquires TweetDeck Software; Nick Bilton; May 2011
• The Internet Public Library; Twitter as a Tool for Teacher Professional Development; Sally Smollar; Jan 2010
• TweetDeck; How Can I Add or Remove a Column in TweetDeck?; Sept 2009
• TweetDeck; How Do I Create a New Twitter List in TweetDeck?; Nov 2009

Resources

• TweetDeck: TweetDeck