Over the last month or so, our Web Team at work have been getting us all hyped up for our first Twitter Party. It was first introduced to us at our weekly Comms Team meeting and to be completely honest, I had no idea what a Twitter party was. My manager then asked the ultimate question; a question I think we all wanted to know the answer to…What is a Twitter party?
It is a fast and fun way to get people tweeting about issues they care about or even a random topic of discussion using the twitter platform. Twitter parties usually last 1-2 hours and are a wonderful way for people to connect and discuss a topic of choice. Most twitter parties have an expert panellist and party host to keep the party on topic.
Sounds exciting right?!
Twitter users tweet with a specified Hashtag (#) for the party. The party host will announce the hashtag prior to the event.
Twitter parties are a fantastic way to connect with new friends using the utterly genius power of social media. People get together for fun, friends and support.
Did you know?
A twitter party can generate thousands of tweets in under two hours. Twitter parties are an excellent way to introduce new products or services, start a conversation about your niche, or get better acquainted with a passionate group of people.
Intrigued enough to see one live in action? OH YEAH! You are in luck!!
We, at The Princess Royal Trust for Carers are hosting our first EVER Twitter party on Monday 13th December at 2pm GMT, where we will be discussing the role of young carers and the issues they face in their day to day lives.
Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18, who help to look after someone in their family with an illness, disability, drug/alcohol addiction or mental health problem. There are over 175,000 young carers in the UK. According to a recent report by the BBC, the actual number of young carers may be up to 700,000, a shocking four times higher than the official figures!
The BBC have highlighted that of those who responded to the survey, 29% said they had carried out "emotional care or supervision" of someone in their home either "a lot of the time" or "some of the time" over the preceding month. This includes keeping the person they care for company (eg. sitting with them, reading to them, talking to them), keeping an eye on the person to make sure they are alright, and taking the person they care for out (eg. for a walk or to visit friends or relatives). While it's impossible to class all of these as young carers, many will be coping with mental illness or substance abuse in their homes.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers makes it their mission to identify hidden carers and provide them with the support that they need. It is extremely difficult to carry out a caring role, especially at such a young age – heartbreaking and admirable really and working at The Trust has really heightened my awareness of this issue.
Support all young carers out there and join us for some tweeting fun and have your say!
How do you get involved?
The best way to follow along is to log in to http://www.tweetchat.com/ with your twitter ID and password and follow the easy instructions there. Entering hashtag #carerstweetup will take you to the “CarersTweetUp” room. As long as your account is NOT “private,” every tweet with the #carerstweetup hashtag will show up there and every tweet sent from that room will have the correct party hashtag already included.
Follow @carerstweets which is hosting the party ||| @Danni_YCNet will be the expert on the topic
Do not miss this or you will be missing one of the greatest parties EVER!
Show your support and brighten up your Monday by having some twitter fun!! YAYS!
Twitter parties are a great way to generate buzz on Twitter.
Help us create buzz for young carers and their role in the UK society.
Much love,
Anokhi
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