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In a recent Vogue interview, Melinda Gates confided that she's battled some iPhone envy in her day: "Every now and then I look at my friends and say 'Ooh, I wouldn't mind having that iPhone'." It's just too bad for her that Apple is forbidden fruit in the Gates household. "There are very few things that are on the banned list in our household. But iPods and iPhones are two things we don't get for our kids," said Melinda. Stay strong, Mrs. Gates, we're hearing good things about Windows Mobile 7. 

What’s What’s All This Fuss All This Fuss About Twitter?About Twitter?

&&If I Have 100 People If I Have 100 People

Following Me, Where Am I Following Me, Where Am I Taking Them?Taking Them?

What is Twitter?What is Twitter?

Twitter is a Twitter is a microblog microblog where people post where people post 140 character statements140 character statements

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Chat RoomsInstant (Text) Message

Twitter

Or You Could Look at It This Way…Or You Could Look at It This Way…

Starting on TwitterStarting on Twitter

Go to Go to www.twitter.comwww.twitter.com Create a free accountCreate a free account Add followersAdd followers Start TweetingStart Tweeting

The Twitter ScreenThe Twitter ScreenIn this box, you type 140-character entries called “Tweets”

These are the tweets of people you follow

Different actions and menus

Twitter TermsTwitter Terms

Tweet:Tweet: a post or status update. Maximum of a post or status update. Maximum of 140 characters140 characters

Following/Being Followed:Following/Being Followed: Adding other Adding other people to your home page or people adding youpeople to your home page or people adding you

@name@name:: A message that everyone can see but A message that everyone can see but intended to one personintended to one person

D nameD name:: A message sent to only one person A message sent to only one person ##: : Placed in front of key terms for others to Placed in front of key terms for others to

followfollow RT (Re-tweet):RT (Re-tweet): Forwarding someone else’s Forwarding someone else’s

tweet to your own group of followerstweet to your own group of followers

WarningWarningTwitter is the wild westTwitter is the wild west

The only filter is YOUThe only filter is YOU

Avoid the Everyone Page

Limit who you follow

Following PeopleFollowing PeopleLook over the profile and types of entries…

Then click the follow button

Also check out who they follow

Being FollowedBeing Followed

Set your account to send you Set your account to send you an email whenever a new an email whenever a new person is following youperson is following you

Check the profiles of any new Check the profiles of any new followersfollowers

If you want to follow back, If you want to follow back, select the follow buttonselect the follow button

If you want to ignore, do nothingIf you want to ignore, do nothing If you want the person not to If you want the person not to

see your tweets, select “Block see your tweets, select “Block this Person”this Person”

Who should I follow?Who should I follow? Family and FriendsFamily and Friends Other TeachersOther Teachers News OrganizationsNews Organizations

(CNN, NPR, BBC)(CNN, NPR, BBC) Technology LeadersTechnology Leaders Interesting PeopleInteresting People Famous PeopleFamous People NOT STUDENTSNOT STUDENTS

Some of the TwitteratiSome of the TwitteratiBarack ObamaBarack Obama

Al GoreAl Gore

John McCainJohn McCain

Britney SpearsBritney Spears

Demi MooreDemi Moore

Stephen FryStephen Fry

Shaquille O’NealShaquille O’Neal

Stephen ColbertStephen Colbert

John CleeseJohn Cleese

Dave MatthewsDave Matthews

What Is It Used For?What Is It Used For?

Social: Social: Sharing events of the day with friends and familySharing events of the day with friends and family News:News: Informal reporting of events in the area Informal reporting of events in the area Sharing:Sharing: Giving references to good stuff found on the Giving references to good stuff found on the

webweb Searching:Searching: Finding out what is being said about a topic Finding out what is being said about a topic Networking:Networking: Communicating with people with shared Communicating with people with shared

interestsinterests Expressing:Expressing: Stating opinions and other observations Stating opinions and other observations Promotion:Promotion: Companies and individuals use Twitter to Companies and individuals use Twitter to

promote products and eventspromote products and events

What Should I Post?What Should I Post?

What you are doing…..YAWNWhat you are doing…..YAWN Ideas and observations OH = OverheardIdeas and observations OH = Overheard Responses to othersResponses to others Links to great sites (including your own)Links to great sites (including your own)

Remember: All of your postings appear on Remember: All of your postings appear on the public timelinethe public timeline

The “Fail Whale”The “Fail Whale”

Twitter over capacityTwitter over capacity

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