On the other screen:  "Twitter Is Like..."  (a meme started by Peter Bromberg)
Tweet What?  6 Sweet Ways to Connect  in 140 Characters or Less  Julie Strange, Maryland AskUsNow!  & Amy Kearns, CJRLC Tweet this session: #tweetw09
 
History The Idea
We like it  like that...
 
The Main Idea Connections  Collaborations   Conversations
 
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/resers/2372054611/
 
Grand Rapids (Michigan) Public Library
Twitter it! Twitter search  is the new Google
   
 
Who is doing it?  
Hillside Junior High School (Idaho) http://twitter.com/HillsideLibrary
not just for planned events!
Thanks to John Fink @  McMaster
Ask for feedback! (and get it!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eclecticlibrarian/3425197245/
Follow "Things" http://twitter.com/OCLC    
Be everywhere at once
 
 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7326810@N08/1268572888/
 
Locate the locals     http://www.flickr.com/photos/tachyondecay/2333753688/
 
The Six+ Sweet Ways... 1. use it for reference   2. connect for customer service 3. broadcast news & events 4. solicit feedback 5. broaden professional network 6. be everywhere @once 7. harness the hive   8. "water cooler"   9. "Twitter it" 10. know first! 11. locate the locals 12. general silliness
How might you use it? let's brainstorm!
 
Resources http://delicious.com/strangelibrarian/twitter    Common Craft, Twitter in Plain English, quick video on Twitter: http://commoncraft.com/twitter Twitter Fan Wiki  http://twitter.pbwiki.com  Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Twitter   
Follow Us! Julie Strange @strnglibrarian http://strangelibrarian.org [email_address] Amy Kearns @akearns http://www.cjrlc.org [email_address]

Tweet What? 6 Sweet Ways to Connect in 140 Characters or Less