the emergence of twitter
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The Emergence of Twitter
The Emergence of Twitter
Charnele TateMMC 2265
Charnele TateMMC 2265
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How did we get to Twitter?How did we get to Twitter?
Printing Press
Telephones
The Internet
Printing Press
Telephones
The Internet
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Printing Press (1456)Printing Press (1456)
• Invented by Gutenberg who printed Bibles• Spread printing technology across Europe • 1470s: First books printed in English• Mass production spread languages and beliefs
across the world
• Invented by Gutenberg who printed Bibles• Spread printing technology across Europe • 1470s: First books printed in English• Mass production spread languages and beliefs
across the world
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TelephoneTelephone
• Invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell• First voice: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to
see you.”• 1915: First coast-to-coast telephone call
between Bell (in NYC) and Watson (San Francisco)
• Invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell• First voice: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to
see you.”• 1915: First coast-to-coast telephone call
between Bell (in NYC) and Watson (San Francisco)
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The InternetThe Internet
• Launched in 1969 as ARPANET by Lawrence Roberts• Used as a way for some universities to stay in touch and
as emergency back-up for the military• 1991: First friendly internet interface introduced
• Launched in 1969 as ARPANET by Lawrence Roberts• Used as a way for some universities to stay in touch and
as emergency back-up for the military• 1991: First friendly internet interface introduced
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Marshall McLuhanMarshall McLuhan
• 1911-1980• Canadian professor• Influenced by the cultural
revolution in the 1960s
• 1911-1980• Canadian professor• Influenced by the cultural
revolution in the 1960s
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Understanding Media (1964)
Understanding Media (1964)
“Today, after more than a century of electric technology, we have extended our central nervous system itself in a global embrace, abolishing both space and time as far as our planet is concerned.”
“...since the inception of the telegraph and radio, the globe has contracted, spatially, into a single large village.”
“Today, after more than a century of electric technology, we have extended our central nervous system itself in a global embrace, abolishing both space and time as far as our planet is concerned.”
“...since the inception of the telegraph and radio, the globe has contracted, spatially, into a single large village.”
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Global VillageGlobal Village
• “McLuhan believed that an electronic nervous system was rapidly integrating the planet--events in one part of the world could be experienced from other parts in real-time, which is what human experience was like when we lived in small villages”
-http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_mcluhan.htm
• “McLuhan believed that an electronic nervous system was rapidly integrating the planet--events in one part of the world could be experienced from other parts in real-time, which is what human experience was like when we lived in small villages”
-http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_mcluhan.htm
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TwitterTwitter
• Created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey• As of 2/2010, about:
-600 “tweets” are sent per second-50 million “tweets are posted every day-75 million people have Twitter profiles
• Created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey• As of 2/2010, about:
-600 “tweets” are sent per second-50 million “tweets are posted every day-75 million people have Twitter profiles
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McLuhan on TwitterMcLuhan on Twitter
McLuhan’s Predictions
• People across the world will be connected across multiple mediums
• “The future of the book is the blurb”
• Because of technology, the world will become a “single, large village”
McLuhan’s Predictions
• People across the world will be connected across multiple mediums
• “The future of the book is the blurb”
• Because of technology, the world will become a “single, large village”
Twitter Functions
• There are about 75 million profiles from users around the world
• Tell what you are doing in 140 characters or less
• Users are able to “follow” people with profiles around the world, including celebrities
Twitter Functions
• There are about 75 million profiles from users around the world
• Tell what you are doing in 140 characters or less
• Users are able to “follow” people with profiles around the world, including celebrities
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Popular AccountsPopular Accounts
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Decoding TwitterDecoding Twitter
• “tweet”: post made by a user
• “re-tweet”: posting something someone else said, just like a quote
• “follow”: a request to receive post updates from another user
• “trending topics”: popular topics that multiple users post about at the same time
• “tweet”: post made by a user
• “re-tweet”: posting something someone else said, just like a quote
• “follow”: a request to receive post updates from another user
• “trending topics”: popular topics that multiple users post about at the same time
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BibliographyBibliography• http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/poster.html• http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_mcluhan.htm• http://www.videomcluhan.com/
• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161118/Twitter_users_send_50_million_tweets_a_day
• http://www.slideshare.net/macloo/the-culture-of-print-part-1
• http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm
• http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml
• http://www.twitter.com
• http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/poster.html• http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_mcluhan.htm• http://www.videomcluhan.com/
• http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9161118/Twitter_users_send_50_million_tweets_a_day
• http://www.slideshare.net/macloo/the-culture-of-print-part-1
• http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventors/a/telephone.htm
• http://www.isoc.org/internet/history/brief.shtml
• http://www.twitter.com
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Happy Tweeting!Happy Tweeting!