MicroBlog (Twitter)
This page shows how to customise the MicroBlog channel, how to create persona's MicroBlog posts and key attributes to consider. It also shows how to send content from the MicroBlog channel, whether that be from the Master Events List (MEL) or Pattern of Life (PoL).
To understand how to use MicroBlog in the player view, see here.
Customise Microblog to mirror realistic social media space
Have full control of the content shown and conversations had on this channel
What real-life channels does Messenger replicate?
Microblog mimics popular services such as Twitter. You have the functionality to create past posts, new posts, persona and company profile accounts, comment, retweet, likes, etc.

Customising persona profiles
To customise a persona MicroBlog channel, in the Scenario Editor navigate to Personas > select the persona > open the MicroBlog tab. Here you will have the ability to customise basic attributes:

Basic attributes
Name that will be displayed
Further details (optional)
Is the account verified? (displays blue tick)
Sending MicroBlog content
Send content via MEL
To send content via the MEL add an inject and select the MicroBlog channel. Here you have the option to:
customise the tweet text
attach media attachments
influence tweet metrics - retweets, likes and comments
add comments to this tweet via the 'Past comments' tab

Send content via PoL
Generate an entire stack of tweets that can be released dynamically during the exercise. See more on PoL here.
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