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

Some uses

• Building your peer network• Requests for help• Getting feedback• students• Discussion• Promotion• Socialising• Sharing• Live-blogging eventshttp://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

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/

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/

OU networks

• 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

WTF is the Twitter business model?

• 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