Virtual Revolution BBC

1. Twitter
A tools change us

2. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

3. What is Twitter?
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• Social media
• Tweets
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4. Story of Twitter
• Brainstorming
• SMS service
• Odeo
• June 15, 2006
• Unexpected growth

5. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

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7. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of the blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

8. Twitter has changed
• Private
• Microcosm
• Iran
• 2009
• Rigged contest
• Anger
• Media ban
• The influence of Twitter
• Oxford girl
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9. The main purpose of Twitter
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• Put information in people’s hands

10. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

11. Yay or nay?
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• Trends
• Privacy
• Say what you want!

12. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

13. Twitter changes
• Information brings reactions
• New voices
• New coalitions
• It keeps evolving all the time
• Powerful

14. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

15. Is Twitter dangerous?
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• Freedom of speech for everyone?
• Feed them and they’ll grow
• Poodle Corp
• Anonymous
• Lizard Squad
• Knowledge is Power
• But that’s not all…

16. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• ???
• Conclusion

17. Why Twitter?
What’s on Twitter?
News Spam Useless talk Ads

18. Why Twitter?
• All about me
• Sharing informations
• Freedom of speech (again!)
• Rapid, unmediated, mobile

19. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• Fun facts
• Conclusion

20. Fun facts

21. Summary
• Introduction
• Main idea
• The growth of Twitter
• Twitter has changed
• Is Twitter the successor of blogs?
• Twitter changes
• Is Twitter dangerous?
• Why Twitter?
• Fun facts
• Conclusion