Amy S Fehrs Bacon's List: ETC647/Twitter

• Some observers, essentially arguing that there is such a thing as too much informatio
• conference Twitter
• "I think people see it as too noisy," he said.

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• social butterflies
• opening up new opportunities for users to foster community, test new ideas, share resources, keep updated, and just socialize.
• But mostly, these broadcasts capture the individual user’s experience that would otherwise be missed by their contacts.
• uses a service called Twitterfeed to automatically generate tweets from its blog posts.
• Twitter accounts can be made public or private and can also be subscribed to via RSS feeds.
• I recommend checking out these tutorials (listed at right).
• Jaiku, another microblogging tool, enables its users to aggregate their posts from other sites such as del.icio.us, Flickr, and even Twitter into an activity stream.
• At first glance, the benefit of these simple applications may not be immediately apparent. But do give a closer look. Especially when combined with add-on tools and techniques, Twitter can be a powerful tool for connecting with patrons and other library professionals, without a heavy time investment.

• Five Fast Twitter Tips

     

  1. Use “d” to send a direct message to someone

   

  [d sarahlib great to see you on Twitter!]

   

  2. Use the @ symbol to respond to another person in a tweet

   

  [@ellyssa how about Tuesday instead?]

   

  3. Use the # symbol to address a group

   

  [#CIL2008 anyone going to dinner at 7?]

   

  4. Create TinyURLs to save characters when sending Web addresses

• TwitterSnooze

   

  Temporarily unsubscribes you to a Twitter member who may be at a conference or event.

   

  twittersnooze.com

• Twitt(url)y

   

  Aggregates all of the URLs that Twitterers are talking about and displays how many tweets each one received.

   

  twitturly.com

• Tweetorials

     

  The 12-Minute Definitive Guide to Twitter

   

  tinyurl.com/28lpm6

   

  Mobile Instant Messaging Meets Social Networking: Twitter—A Beginner’s Guide, Part 2

   

  tinyurl.com/6fofbh

   

  Newbie’s guide to Twitter

   

  tinyurl.com/2gchre

   

  David Lee King: Twitter Explained for Librarians, or 10 ways to use Twitter

   

  tinyurl.com/2ljtmr

   

  The Twitter Disconnect

   

  tinyurl.com/6nsf8x

   

  Twitter in Plain English (video)

   

  www.commoncraft.com/Twitter

   

  David Free: Welcome To The Twitterverse (screencast)

   

  showcase.litablog.org/index.php/David_Free

   

  David Lee King: Twitter, part 2: the “fluff” (screencast)

   

  showcase.litablog.org/index.php/David_Lee_King

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