Twitter What is it and why does it matter? Alison Young (@Alegrya)

Twitter What is is and why does it matter? Social networks and beyond Alison Young

The Basic Idea 140 characters What are you doing? People you Follow People who Follow you Twitter in Plain English - video

140 characters

What are you doing?

People you Follow

People who Follow you

Twitter in Plain English - video

How we Twitter Website- http://www.twitter.com Instant Messaging- GoogleTalk, Pidgin Clients- Twhirl, Snitter, OutTwit, TwitterFox Mobiles- sms, m.twitter.com, Twittai

Website- http://www.twitter.com

Instant Messaging- GoogleTalk, Pidgin

Clients- Twhirl, Snitter, OutTwit, TwitterFox

Mobiles- sms, m.twitter.com, Twittai

4 Stages of Twitter so my friends keep talking about this Twitter thing, I guess I'll check it out this is stupid, I don't get it, I can't of anything to write I'm finally getting it, holy crap people are following me!! I'm in traction, yet I must Twitter!!

so my friends keep talking about this Twitter thing, I guess I'll check it out

this is stupid, I don't get it, I can't of anything to write

I'm finally getting it, holy crap people are following me!!

I'm in traction, yet I must Twitter!!

What's the point Communicate Meet people Find a job/pimp jobs Seek assistance/advice Randomly abuse e-Flirting Bots Notifications- blogs, Flickr, Seesmic

Communicate

Meet people

Find a job/pimp jobs

Seek assistance/advice

Randomly abuse

e-Flirting

Bots

Notifications- blogs, Flickr, Seesmic

Hints for Max Fun Don't feel compelled to follow EVERYBODY that follows you... Participate in the discussion Check out who your friends are talking to Learn to not care about what happens while you're not there Use an aggregator to get all the tweets where you're mentioned. Tweetscan, Terraminds.

Don't feel compelled to follow EVERYBODY that follows you...

Participate in the discussion

Check out who your friends are talking to

Learn to not care about what happens while you're not there

Use an aggregator to get all the tweets where you're mentioned. Tweetscan, Terraminds.

How not to Twitter Just for @Mediamum PennyArcade 23 rd April 2008

Just for @Mediamum PennyArcade 23 rd April 2008

Who are you freaks? find and follow the folks with the @'s in front of their names if you don't already come along and meet fellow 'tweeps' face-to-face at various @STUB meets miniSTUBs monthly STUB meets interest groups pimped via Twitter ask around to find out about groups in your area.

find and follow the folks with the @'s in front of their names if you don't already

come along and meet fellow 'tweeps' face-to-face at various @STUB meets

miniSTUBs

monthly STUB meets

interest groups pimped via Twitter

ask around to find out about groups in your area.

Shameless self-promotion I'm @Alegrya – if I'm amusing to you then follow me Props to @jedwhite @jodiem @funkycoda @kcarruthers @trib @eskimo_sparky @SilkCharm @NickHodge @flungabunga @dekrazee1 @dizzystuff @Mediamum @gregdwyer @jdub sorry if I missed anybody here....

I'm @Alegrya – if I'm amusing to you then follow me

Props to @jedwhite @jodiem @funkycoda @kcarruthers @trib @eskimo_sparky @SilkCharm @NickHodge @flungabunga @dekrazee1 @dizzystuff @Mediamum @gregdwyer @jdub

sorry if I missed anybody here....

When Twitter fails

Plenty of Social Networks FriendFeed BrightKite Plurk Jaiku Seesmic What are your social networks?

FriendFeed

BrightKite

Plurk

Jaiku

Seesmic What are your social networks?