Innovations 2012

Join Innovations 2012 via the League’s dedicated social media pages on Twitter and Facebook. Whether or not you are attending in person, keep up in real-time with what’s going on at this spring's Innovations conference! Follow the conference through Twitter by using #INN12 to get the latest information and to see what everyone is saying about the conference. Tweet about your experience, too. Join the conversation and ask questions by using @InnovationsConf. Or, just go to www.twitter.com/InnovationsConf for up-to-the-minute information.

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Are you attending in person? Watch for onsite, Twitter-only contests during the conference! We’ll be using hashtag #INN12.

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What Is Twitter and What Does It Have To Do With the Innovations Conference?

Twitter (www.twitter.com) is a widely used online social networking service. It enables users to send and read other users' updates, called “tweets.” Tweets are short, limited to 140 characters in length. Think of them as responses to a perpetual question: "What's going on”?

As a member of the Twitter community, you will be able to follow other account holders, such as the Innovations conference, and their tweets will show up on your screen when you log in to Twitter. For example, if you are following the @InnovationsConf and the League tweets, "Exhibitor ABC is giving away free t-shirts to the next 10 people to visit their booth," this would show up on your page when you sign in to www.twitter.com. It's that simple.

Hashtags (#): These are handy items to know about! Using a designated hashtag allows you to see all of the related posts from everyone talking about or having a conversation about the same thing. Just search on the hashtag (i.e., the Innovations conference hashtag is #INN12), and find all of the related tweets - kind of like a Google search, only it’s on Twitter, and it’s just for those hashtag posts. Use the search function on Twitter.com or go to http://search.twitter.com/ for the quickest results.

How do I set up an online account and follow Innovations?

Go to www.twitter.com.
Click the big yellow button that says "Sign Up."
Fill out the page that comes up with all required information.
You can complete the next two pages, but they are not necessary. Click "Next step" on the bottom of the page when you wish to move on.
Welcome to your home page! This is where you will be taken when you log in, and where all the Innovations updates will stream.
To follow the Innovations conference, enter "InnovationsConf" in the search bar, and click "search." Once your search results appear, click on the InnovationsConf logo, then select "follow."
Congratulations! You are now following the Innovations conference on Twitter!

Log on to Twitter to check for updates, or adjust your personal settings so that Twitter sends you emails and/or mobile updates when the Innovations conference tweets. Details pertaining to slightly more advanced Twitter features like these are available under the site's help section.

How do I follow Innovations on my mobile device?

From your mobile device, text Follow InnovationsConf to 40404 (for U.S. only. Additional country short codes found here.
To turn the Innovations conference tweets on and off, simply text ON InnovationsConf or OFF InnovationsConf to the same number (40404). Make sure you use type InnovationsConf after ON or OFF or you will turn on or off your authorized notification for ALL of those you are following.

Additional Twitter mobile commands are found here: https://support.twitter.com/groups/34-apps-sms-and-mobile/topics/153-twitter-via-sms/articles/14020-twitter-sms-commands

Additional help with Apps, SMS, and Mobile can be found here: https://support.twitter.com/groups/34-apps-sms-and-mobile

Do you “Like” the Innovations conference?
Become a FAN at www.facebook.com/LeagueInn
We’ll be posting pictures, more news, and updates about Innovations on Facebook!