Social Networking By Troy Stanwyck. 3 Questions that will convince you to use Twitter What is Twitter and what is the difference between this and other.
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3 Questions that will convince you to use Twitter
• What is Twitter and what is the difference between this and other micro-bloggers such as Facebook?
• Who’s using Twitter, and Why?• Why should YOU use Twitter
What is Twitter?• “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-
workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?”
What is Twitter?
• Send 140 characters long message (TWEETS)– Via SMS– Mobile Web– Instant Message– Web
What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook?
Twitter can be whatever you want it to be!
What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook?
• Similarities:– Both services let you have a profile– Upload a photo and some info about yourself– Post “Updates” answering:• “What are you doing right now?”• “What’s on your mind?”
What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook?
• Differences:– Facebook• Profile serves as an online poster that tells your friends
“All about you”• It’s a HUB where you can summarize what’s going on in
your world• Can check on it once a week and still get a lot out of it
What is the difference between Twitter and Facebook?
• Differences (cont.):– Twitter• Much simpler• A photo, your location, website link, brief bio• Most recent tweets• If you don’t update it, it won’t work for you
Twitter can be whatever you want!
• People use it mostly for:– Instant messaging– Promoting• Website• Blog• Band• Etc..
• You can connect Twitter with normal web pages so your followers can get updated through it.
News Agencies Using Twitter• Newspapers
– Charlotte Oberver, Charlotte, NC @theobserver (stats)– Clarín, Argentina @clarincom (stats) – Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
@cmbreakingnews (stats), @cmail_breaking (stats)• Radio & TV
– BBC @BBC (stats), @bbcsa (stats), @todaytrial (stats), @BBCClick (stats), @bbcmundo (stats), @bbcbrasil (stats)
– CBC News, Canada @cbcnews (stats) – Channel News Asia, Singapore @ChannelNewsAsia (stats) – CNN @cnn (stats), @cnnbrk (stats), @CNNNewsroom (stats)– Fox News @foxnews (stats)
Health Care Organizations on Twitter
• The Center for Disease Control– Easier to confirm or disregard facts regarding health
threads• HealthMap.org– Let you know if a current epidemic has hit certain
places that your might go• New Scientist Magazine– Known for sharing reliable health and medicine
related information
Students on Twitter
• Iranian student protestors in Tehran– Sending updates from Tehran minute-by-minute– Offer free, unfiltered and very different voice as
opposed to Islamic Republic of Iran’s media propaganda
Reasons to use Twitter
• It’s fast and easy to set up– Just visit Twitter.com to join
• Possible Applications– Organize parties– Stay involved with school posts• Class announcements• School closings
Reasons to use Twitter
– Receive latest news• Social events• Sports events
– Post family and friends minute by minute on important subjects and receive immediate feedback
– If you own a business• Update clients on projects or meetings
In Conclusion
• Twitter is an amazing tool allowing you to:– Communicate interactively• Friends, family, and co-workers
– Receive Real-Time updates from:• News Agencies• Health Organizations• Students
– Can be whatever you want!
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