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What is Twitter? Part Two

by on January 30, 2009


So, seeing as I have only skimmed the surface of Twitter, and have not specifically addressed many of the more technical issues, here are some additional resources. But first, a video from CommonCraft, Twitter in Plain English.

Now .. Another video, this one from Biz Stone, one of the Twitter founders:

Okay… I promised more resources. Here they are:

All My Twitter Resources (posted at SharingLinks.com)
http://www.sharinglinks.com/bookmarks/barbara/twitter

Official Twitter Support
http://help.twitter.com/portal

Thwirl (a free Twitter app)
http://www.twhirl.org/

My Twitter Page
http://twitter.com/barbarafeldman

Caroline Middlebrook’s Big Juicy Guide to Twitter
http://www.caroline-middlebrook.com/blog/guide-to-twitter/

Twitter4Teachers
http://twitter4teachers.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

Twitter for Academia
http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/

Twitter Moms
http://www.twittermoms.com/

Wired: How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-07/st_thompson

Wall Street Journal: Twitter Goes Mainstream
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122461906719455335.html

Didn’t see the first part of this post? You’ll find it here:
What is Twitter? Part One
http://www.barbarafeldman.com/what_is_twitter_part_one.html

Okay, so enough from me. What about you? Do you use Twitter? Why? Let me know by posting a comment below.

{ 2 comments }

Kathy Schrock February 1, 2009 at 5:36 am

Hi Barbara,
Coincidentally, I am teaching Twitter in my grad class this week. I have added the two parts of this series to the readings for the week. Thanks for a great job!
Kathy Schrock
@kathyschrock

Tamal Anwar January 30, 2009 at 11:16 pm

This is cool. I’ve just finished a 6 part step by step twitter guide too. You can check the last part here: http://blogkori.com/a-step-by-step-guide-for-new-twitter-users-part-1
If you think my posts matches your site standard, then please add the series on your twitter resources list. Thanks @tamalanwar

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