The document discusses Twitter and provides information on how to use it. It explains how Twitter can be used to connect with others and have public conversations. It then provides details on how to set up a Twitter account, how to follow and be followed by others, and the basic Twitter lexicon. The document also discusses how to filter your Twitter experience and find relevant information. Finally, it lists some resources available for learning more about using Twitter, including case studies, videos, and guides.

1. Twitter & Filtering & Resources!
Hannah Rudman
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2. Toys for teenagers?
“For most of the middle to senior managers among us,
Google is the common start page to our engagement with
the web;
for younger users, the start page is Facebook or Twitter.”
Nina Simon, Museums 2.0 Conference
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3. AmbITion tweets
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5. Why Tweet?
• Clip your wings (140 • Public Conversations
characters) & find new
freedom • Immediacy
• Small talk to get to know
people
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8. The desktop clients
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9. The mobile clients
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10. Twitter - getting set up
• Picture
• Your real name/related to...
• Bio - fun, snappy
• Organisational bio - short description
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11. Following & being followed
• Search your contacts
• Search their contacts
• Twitter search for keywords/topics
• Find local or similar interests via Mr Tweet
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12. The twitter lexicon
•@
• RT
•#
•d
• http://tiny.url
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13. Filter your experience!
• Searchable
• Skim
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14. Filter your experience!
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15. Use AmbITion’s resources
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16. Case studies & other resources
• Case studies of pre-existing good practice
• Multimedia case studies
• Video case studies
• Video masterclasses
• How to... guides
• 2 academic evaluations (anthropological)
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17. http://artofdigital.ning.com
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18. Content partnerships
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19. “Social technology is like sex. It’s fun to talk and read about, but you
can’t truly comprehend it unless you do it”.
George Colony, CEO, Forrester
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23. Thanks for listening!
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