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The Grass Is Always Greener on The Grass Is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Gatesthe Other Side of the Gates
ICEBREAKER
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
HUH?!
Blog
Chat RoomsInstant (Text) Message
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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