How People are using Twitter at Conferences

How People are using Twitter during Conferences Martin Ebner

Technology enhanced Learning http://flickr.com/photos/powerbooktrance/289992273//

Mobile Learning? http://flickr.com/photos/thomcochrane/416206133/

„Hence, learning materials must be desinged for easy access by the nomadic learners during using mobile technology regardless of where they are located and which network infrastructure they are using to access information“ Allen, 2007

Is microblogging a possibility for a specific community to exchange ideas, interests and information? http://www.flickr.com/photos/vividbreeze/480057824

Microblogging is a small-scale form of blogging, generally made up of short, succinct messages, used by both users and business to share news, post status updates and carry on conversations Templeton, 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418

Different kind of people using microblogs Templeton, 2008 Java et al, 2007 Exchanger Communicator Daily Chatter Reporter http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418

http://www.jaiku.com http://www.twitter.com http://www.plurk.com http://identi.ca/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericrice/1815164756/

What can you do on Twitter? - 140 character - from mobile, client or web interface - Followers - Direct messages - @Replies and Retweets - #Hashtags - Open API http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc/1824234195

btw, thanks for the last slide to ...

Twitter ok, but what is the power behind? http://www.flickr.com/photos/leapfrog_photo/2532068489

Question to the community

... and i got their answers within 7 minutes

It is about a communication, collaboration, social networking - in a very, very new way http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/430523365

before during after http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/430523365

Twitter stream at conference (ED - Media 08)

Research Question: Who is using Twitter at conferences and why?

Question: Role of respondents at conferences

Question: Respondents actively tweeted during conferences

Question: Purposes of using Twitter by attendes

„in the background we discussed things more deeply than the guys on the stage“ versus „Twitter can be distracting - you pay less attention“ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuagedenuit/276092250

Microblogging as potential for the future - if we see it as a new communication channel ... http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/161/

... maybe also between monsters

SOCIAL LEARNING Computer and Information Services Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology Martin Ebner http://elearning.tugraz.at http://elearningblog.tugraz.at http://twitter.com/mebner

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How People are using Twitter at Conferences

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