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By: Thing #3: Twitter | Growing People

Thing #3: Twitter | Growing People — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:35:18 +0000

[...] Twitter is often criticized for limiting its users to share information in 140-long character spurts. While the brevity of the posts can be a challenge, the speed at which information travels across networks of users can be astonishing. In my own experience I’ve found that I can ask a question to my followers and get a reliable answer in a matter of seconds. For example, I found out on Twitter first when the UIUC campus was closed last winter due to inclement weather, due to the UIUC homepage and email systems being bogged down by increased traffic. Meredith Farkas, newly the Head of Instructional Services at Portland State University in Oregon wrote an interesting post on how she is making the most out of her twitter experience and how she ca… [...]

By: But is it useful ? – Coming to terms with Twitter [08Apr10] | The Book

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:14:49 +0000

[...] tweets are still so much more ephemeral than blog postsRead more at meredith.wolfwater.com [...]

By: Rob Barton

Rob Barton — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:32:13 +0000

I don't want this to sound too much like link spam, but check out the TwHistory project, which uses Twitter as a tool to teach history by reenacting historical events, from original sources, in real time. It's an idea to bring a whole new perspective on history to students who are often bored to tears by the subject.

By: Kenley Neufeld

Kenley Neufeld — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:55:05 +0000

Good work here Meredith. Thank you for summarizing key elements of the medium. On my recent trip to SXSW Interactive, the power of Twitter (good & bad) was blatantly obvious during Ev’s Keynote (Twitter founder) interview. It was awful, and Twitter reflected that live.

I too teach Twitter for an entire week learning module in my Social Media class.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:30:34 +0000

I have the same issues with Twitter. I love it but it is a very in the moment thing for me. At first I struggled because I felt there was so much I was missing when I wasn’t on it. Then I accepted that I would miss things and I enjoy it more. I’m always surprised when people say that RSS is dead because of Twitter. I still use my RSS avidly. Its there when I have time for it, I can catch up on a whole week at once with it. Not like Twitter where if I wasn’t looking at the moment something was Tweeted I missed out the information and on the conversation.

By: Todd Vandenbark

Todd Vandenbark — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:41:01 +0000

I use HootSuite to pick up postings from our library blog and broadcast them on Twitter. I have not taken the time to explore Twitter’s strengths. Thanks for pointing them out!

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:03:23 +0000

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By: thewikiman

thewikiman — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:42:13 +0000

I wrote on the same subject a couple of weeks ago – http://thewikiman.org/blog/?p=578 – and drew similar conclusions as to the benefits.

I have to say though, I don’t know why it isn’t considered a legitimate choice to just follow less people. Then you get to use Twitter more on your own terms. I couldn’t cope with following several hundred people (let alone 1000+) as that would be the network using me, rather than the other way round…

By: Sumit Khetarpal

Sumit Khetarpal — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:08:08 +0000

Excellent post, Meredith highlighting how to get the most value out of twitter. Would love to see another post that talks about what its *not* good for. I know a lot of people go overboard, and try to make it a cure for all diseases. At the end of the day – we need to realize what our objective is, who is the audience, and how to best engage and reach out to them. If all your are looking for is spreading the word, then email campaign / newsletter still rules. But twitter has its own value esp in conversations and networking as you eloquently stated in this article.

By: Chris Jowaisas

Chris Jowaisas — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:47:31 +0000

I came across this company at SXSW this year – http://nutshellmail.com/ – they package up all the tweets and fb posts into an e-mail digest, so you can deal with them on your own time frame. It might also serve as a way to archive the info and make it more readily searchable.