j term11 day 4 - twitter
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Basic presentation on Twitter and some current statistics as well as some influential things that have happened on Twitter. This presentation led into a hands time of using Twitter online.TRANSCRIPT
Friends Tweets & ChangeTHE CASE FOR GRASSROOTS COMMUNICATION
J-TERM 2011
Instructor: Andrew Hoffman
TwitterDay 4
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Twitter in Plain English
Video Created by & Links to CommonCraft.com
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Background of Twitter
Created in 2006 in San Francisco
Real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices. “Micro Blogging”
175 Million Registered Users - (Sept ‘10)
25 Billion Tweets in 2010
95 Million Tweets Per Day
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Why People Like Twitter?
Simplicity
We’re eager to connect with others
We long for community & gives us glimpses of that
Sharing is Powerful
It’s Resourceful
Local & Global Reach
It’s fast
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BP Oil Spill
@BPGlobalPR
Twitter Acct started due to BP’s lack of prompt response
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Newark, NJ Mayor - Cory Booker
@CoryBooker
Extremely active local politician who’s listening & responding
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Twitter & The NFL
All 12 playoff teams and a full one-third (200+) of the players in the playoffs have Twitter accounts.
https://twitter.com/twitter/nfl-playoffs#
Full List of Players Twitter Accounts
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1. Gulf Oil Spill2. FIFA World Cup3. Inception4. Haiti Earthquake5. Vuvuzela6. Apple iPad7. Google Android8. Justin Bieber9. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows10. Pulpo Paul
Top 10 Twitter Trends in 2010
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Profile
Search
ReTweeting
Hashtags
Lists
3rd Party Tools
Review Items
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