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Alan Cann
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What the heck is Twitter and why should I care? twitter.com/ajcann
What is Twitter? An online common room - a mixture of banter, socializing and practical advice. Answer the question: What are you doing? 140 characters or less, e.g: Anyone read the new Jeffrey Archer? Snowing here now http://tinyurl.com/yorlxm planned walk cancelled. Traffic on M6 stopped, exit at junction 10 http://tinyurl.com/23wrkb
twitter.com
I will follow you, will follow me ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Manage your network ,[object Object],[object Object]
Why should I bother? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Twitiquette or How to be a good Twittizen ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Beyond Twitter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
I don’t get it… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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What the heck is Twitter and why should I care?

  • 1. What the heck is Twitter and why should I care? twitter.com/ajcann
  • 2. What is Twitter? An online common room - a mixture of banter, socializing and practical advice. Answer the question: What are you doing? 140 characters or less, e.g: Anyone read the new Jeffrey Archer? Snowing here now http://tinyurl.com/yorlxm planned walk cancelled. Traffic on M6 stopped, exit at junction 10 http://tinyurl.com/23wrkb
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Editor's Notes

  1. Dr Alan J. Cann, Department of Biology, Adrian Building, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.