An Introduction to Twitter

@mattlingard

Today• What is twitter? How it works• Twitter uses– Loudspeaker– Conversational including Backchannel– Learning networks

• Hands-on – have a go• Twitter Tools

Blogging

Instant Messaging

Social networking

Twitter

Twitter Updates

140Updates = Tweets = Messages

Broadcasting

Conversational

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Networks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mythoto/1234638761

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It’s all about following…

…and being followed!

Finding People to Follow• Today: handout• Browsing Twitter– Friends of friends– Twitter Lists

http://twitter.com/mattlingard/lse/members

• Who To Follow (Link on your Twitter homepage)

• Twitter Search http://search.twitter.com/

Demo

Over to you…

Get Started1. Create account

2. Post first update

3. Follow, follow, follow

4. Update, update, update

People to Follow

Broadcasting

Loudspeaker

• News– Links– Non-critical

• Statistics

Broadcast Tools

• Manage multiple accounts• Schedule updates• Statistics on clicks• Feed other networks & websites

Conversational

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2866399803/

#Hashtags

• Live events – backchannel• News stories / current affairs• TV shows• Twitter phenomena / campaigns

#Egypt #ge2010 #bbcHIGNFY #uksnow #loveHE

Backchannels

#lsetd11

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josiefraser/3412352129/

#lseecocide

Keynote reports 35% increase in student satisfaction

Topic reminds me of theme at last week’s conference

Missed that! What was the total?

Room change for parallel session 2 now A101

Excellent resource for teaching group work: http://xyz.com

Post conf drinks in The George

Tip from presenter get to class early!

RT: @jonny Connected to this see recent HEA report: http://123.org

Never thought of that, wonder if it would work in our class

Great talk, inspiring! Watch the recording if you can

Connected to this see recent HEA report: http://123.org

Great suggestion Do you have a practical example?

Backchannel Tools

• Twitterfall

• Visible Tweets

• TwapperKeeper

Learning Networks

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Personal

• …news, resources, questions, feedback, networking…

• Communication replacing content?• “a stream you dip into”, “digital

water cooler” (@mweller)

Teaching

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WPVWDkF7U8

Organisation“Those who criticise the use of Twitter at work haven't seen the tectonic plates moving……social networks such as these are the way businesses will be run in the future…”

Victor Keegan, The Guardian

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Links

• URL shorteners– TinyURL.com– Bit.ly

Over to you again…

Pics

http://tinyurl.com/99TwitterTools

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