Twitter, Microblogging and living in the stream

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The Basics 140 character limit Can be sent from mobile, client, web interface Followers Direct messages @Replies Open api

What is twitter?

Twitter types http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/5_ways_to_have_fun_with_twitter.php

Twitter types Twitter as added bonus Selective interaction Small scale social interaction Wide peer network Large scale users Listeners

Twitter as added bonus

Selective interaction

Small scale social interaction

Wide peer network

Large scale users

Listeners

Some uses Building your peer network Requests for help Getting feedback students Discussion Promotion Socialising Sharing Live-blogging events http://vimeo.com/1466612?pg= embed&sec =1466612

Building your peer network

Requests for help

Getting feedback

students

Discussion

Promotion

Socialising

Sharing

Live-blogging events

http://vimeo.com/1466612?pg= embed&sec =1466612

Things I’ve discussed on Twitter Best toast toppings Twitter PLEs Modern Art Football Media reporting of new technology SocialLearn Music/film Implications of web 2 for HE New technology

Best toast toppings

Twitter

PLEs

Modern Art

Football

Media reporting of new technology

SocialLearn

Music/film

Implications of web 2 for HE

New technology

The power of openness http://tweetburner.com/ http://twitpic.com/ http://www.twibble.de/ http://twemes.com/ http://www.twhirl.org/ http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/twitter/ http://crowdstatus.com/ http://lastfmlovetweet.com/ http://twitter.polldaddy.com/ http://www.hashtags.org/ http://search.twitter.com/ http://hahlo.com/ http://www.techhit.com/OutTwit/ http://twittervision.com/ http://twittearth.com/

http://tweetburner.com/

http://twitpic.com/

http://www.twibble.de/

http://twemes.com/

http://www.twhirl.org/

http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/twitter/

http://crowdstatus.com/

http://lastfmlovetweet.com/

http://twitter.polldaddy.com/

http://www.hashtags.org/

http://search.twitter.com/

http://hahlo.com/

http://www.techhit.com/OutTwit/

http://twittervision.com/

http://twittearth.com/

My networks

The OU rep “ The OU is a huge community and there are many web designers and developers. Until early this year we were a rather fragmented bunch but Twitter has brought us together. Not only web designers and developers but librarians, academics and support staff across the main campus and the regional and national centres. I’m talking to people in departments I didn’t even know existed and hearing about many interesting and exciting projects” http://www.guyweb.co.uk/ “ the OU seems to have attracted alot of really switched on people as far as social web and education is concerned” http://backpass.org/2008/09/04/learning-20-update-492008/

“ The OU is a huge community and there are many web designers and developers. Until early this year we were a rather fragmented bunch but Twitter has brought us together. Not only web designers and developers but librarians, academics and support staff across the main campus and the regional and national centres. I’m talking to people in departments I didn’t even know existed and hearing about many interesting and exciting projects”

http://www.guyweb.co.uk/

OU networks Planet OU Twitterspaces Crowdstatus Twitter League

Planet OU

Twitterspaces

Crowdstatus

Twitter League

It’s a time sink, right? http://cogdoghouse.wikispaces.com/TwitterCycle

Will it last?

I can’t keep up! Twitter is… A digital water cooler A stream you dip into A cocktail party, Virtual office, What knowledge management always wanted to be, Networking for Agoraphobics etc Different type of communication

Twitter is…

A digital water cooler

A stream you dip into

A cocktail party,

Virtual office,

What knowledge management always wanted to be,

Networking for Agoraphobics

etc

Different type of communication

WTF is the Twitter business model? Premium? Advertising? Corporate? Waiting for buy-out? A: We still don’t know – and neither do they!

Premium?

Advertising?

Corporate?

Waiting for buy-out?

A: We still don’t know – and neither do they!

What does it all mean? Social is the new substratum You can’t predict how people will use a tool Openness pays off The cost of organisation has collapsed Companies need to find out how to work the twitter way Making a social connection is valuable Network, network, network

Social is the new substratum

You can’t predict how people will use a tool

Openness pays off

The cost of organisation has collapsed

Companies need to find out how to work the twitter way

Making a social connection is valuable

Network, network, network