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A simple integration can <b>drive two to ten times more Tweets</b> from your audience while your show airs.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/twitter-tv">Read more →</a></p> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/tweeting-for-tv">Tweeting for TV</a></h2> <p>Before the web, the water cooler was the place people would meet to talk about what happened on television. Now this practice occurs in real-time, and people don't want to wait until the show is over. <b>Here's how to join that conversation effectively.</b></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/tweeting-for-tv">Read more →</a></p> </div> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/newsrooms">Twitter for Newsrooms</a></h2> <p>Resources to help you and your organization at every step of the reporting and publishing process. We want to make our tools easier to use so <b>you can focus on your job</b>: finding sources, verifying facts, publishing stories, promoting your work and yourself.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/newsrooms">Read more →</a></p> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/live-tweeting">Live-tweeting Best Practices</a></h2> <p>Live-tweeting is an easy, flexible way to turbocharge your engagement on Twitter. We've found that across many different genres and levels of celebrity, it <b>consistently boosts retweets, @mentions, and new followers</b>.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/live-tweeting">Read more →</a></p> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/sports-orgs">Twitter for Sports Organizations</a></h2> <p>Twitter and sports fit together because sports are <b>live, immediate, suspenseful</b>, and <b>fun</b>—and these are qualities Twitter mirrors and enhances in real-time. People use Twitter to follow their favorite players, sports writers, and teams, but most importantly: <b>they use Twitter to talk about games as they happen</b>.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/sports-orgs">Read more →</a></h2> </div> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/twitter-for-athletes">Twitter for Athletes</a></h2> <p>It takes a lot of work to stay on top of your game as an athlete. First you've got to stay healthy and focused. But then there's all the rest: staying in touch with teammates and friends, keeping your fans happy, and even running other businesses and charities. Here's the good news: <b>from your sport to your passion, Twitter gives you one place to bring it all together</b>.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/twitter-for-athletes">Read more →</a></h2> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/photos">Photos on Twitter</a></h2> <p>They say a picture is worth a thousand words— and that's exceptionally valuable when you only have 140 characters to work with. But sharing photos on Twitter isn't just a great way to say more with less, it's also an extremely powerful way to communicate across the globe. As a mobile service, Twitter has the potential to connect you to the world anywhere at any time. <b>These are our best practices for using photos in your Tweets</b>.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/photos">Read more →</a></h2> </div> <div class="section"> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/twitter-moments">Twitter Moments</a></h2> <p>Twitter's simplicity creates an inspiring canvas for some of our most creative users. We are always on the look out for new and interesting ways entertainers, leaders and others are using Twitter to connect with their audience. We want to <b>highlight some of our favorite experiences powered by Tweets</b>. These are all moments that saw outstanding interaction and unique use of the platform. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/media/twitter-moments">Read more →</a></h2> </div> <div class="section"> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/http://twitter.com/twittermedia" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @twittermedia for the latest</a> </p> </div><div class="field text field-inline-css-js"> <div class="odd"> <style type="text/css"> #mediaScreen { margin-right: 20px; } </style> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar-last"> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830js_/https://support.twitter.com/javascripts/lib/tweetwidget.js"></script> <p> <script> new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: 'profile', rpp: 3, interval: 30000, width: 240, height: 300, theme: { shell: { background: '#EDEDED', color: '#333' }, tweets: { background: '#FAFAFA', color: '#555', links: '#0094C2' } }, features: { scrollbar: false, loop: false, live: false, hashtags: true, timestamp: true, avatars: true, behavior: 'all' } }).render().setUser('twittermedia').start(); </script> </p> <div class="block"> <h2>Tags</h2> <div class="view"> <div class="content"> <div class="item-list"> <ul> <li class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/tags/tv">TV</a> (8)</li> <li class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even views-row-last"> <a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/tags/journalism">journalism</a> (12)</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-outer"> <div id="footer"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/http://twitter.com/twitterapi" data-show-count="false" class="twitter-follow-button" data-text-color="999999" data-link-color="0080A6">Follow @twitterapi</a><ul class="menu"><li class="leaf first"><a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/terms/api-terms" title="Developer Rules of the Road">API Terms</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/status" title="Twitter API Status">API Status</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/blog" title="Twitter Developer blog">Blog</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/discussions" title="Twitter Development discussions">Discussions</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20120108155830/https://dev.twitter.com/docs" title="Twitter development documentation">Documentation</a></li> <li class="leaf last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120108155830/http://www.acquia.com/" title="Acquia">A Drupal community site supported by Acquia</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div><script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </body> </html>