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Why aren’t you using Why aren’t you using TwitterTwitter

Presented by Chris Morand

Emerging Technologies

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva is getting into Twitter. So much so, that he

has started using it during games.

"In da locker room, snuck "In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We're to post my twitt. We're playing the Celtics, tie playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. ball game at da half. Coach wants more Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step toughness. I gotta step up."up."

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• ““If THE REAL SHAQ isn't If THE REAL SHAQ isn't somehow involved in the somehow involved in the investigation, I'll be investigation, I'll be devastated: "Whoa!! They just devastated: "Whoa!! They just came to my room and said came to my room and said our truck was broken into and our truck was broken into and someone stole my time trial someone stole my time trial bike! Wtf?!? APB out to the bike! Wtf?!? APB out to the twitterati...they also stole 3 twitterati...they also stole 3 others. crazy!!...A pic of the others. crazy!!...A pic of the stolen tt bike. There is only stolen tt bike. There is only one like it in the world one like it in the world therefore hard to pawn it off. therefore hard to pawn it off. Reward being offered." Reward being offered."

Lance Armstrong Uses TWITTER Lance Armstrong Uses TWITTER to Locate Stolen Biketo Locate Stolen Bike

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Jennifer Aniston Dumps John Jennifer Aniston Dumps John Meyer Over TWITTER AdictionMeyer Over TWITTER Adiction

• ““Jen was fuming. There Jen was fuming. There he was, telling her he he was, telling her he didn't have time for her didn't have time for her and yet his page was and yet his page was filled with Twitter updates. filled with Twitter updates. Every few hours, Every few hours, sometimes minutes, he'd sometimes minutes, he'd update with some stupid update with some stupid line. And in her mind, she line. And in her mind, she was like "He has time for was like "He has time for all this Twittering, but he all this Twittering, but he can't send me a text, an can't send me a text, an email, make a call”email, make a call”

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What is Twitter? What is micro-Blogging?

• Twitter is a social networking and Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you microblogging service that allows you answer the question, answer the question, "What are you "What are you doing?"doing?" by sending short text by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, messages 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends, or called "tweets", to your friends, or "followers.""followers."

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Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 bytes in length. Updates are displayed on the bytes in length. Updates are displayed on the

user's profile page and delivered to other user's profile page and delivered to other

users who have signed up to receive them.users who have signed up to receive them.

The short format of the tweet is a defining The short format of the tweet is a defining characteristic of the service, allowing characteristic of the service, allowing informal collaboration and quick informal collaboration and quick information sharing that provides relief information sharing that provides relief from rising email and IM fatigue. from rising email and IM fatigue.

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Twittering is also a less gated method Twittering is also a less gated method of communication: you can share of communication: you can share information with people that you information with people that you

wouldn't normally exchange email or IM wouldn't normally exchange email or IM messages with, opening up your circle messages with, opening up your circle

of contacts to an ever-growing of contacts to an ever-growing community of like-minded people.community of like-minded people.

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You can send your messages using the You can send your messages using the Twitter website directly, as a single SMS Twitter website directly, as a single SMS

alert, or via a third-party application such as alert, or via a third-party application such as Twirl, Snitter, or the Twitterfox add-on for Twirl, Snitter, or the Twitterfox add-on for

Firefox.Firefox.

Your tweets are displayed on your profile Your tweets are displayed on your profile page, on the home page of each of your page, on the home page of each of your followers, and in the Twitter Public followers, and in the Twitter Public timeline (unless you disable this in your timeline (unless you disable this in your account settings.) account settings.)

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Why Twitter is Useful ?

• Twitter has many uses for both personal and Twitter has many uses for both personal and business use. It's a great way to keep in touch business use. It's a great way to keep in touch with your friends and quickly broadcast with your friends and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what information about where you are and what you're up to. For example, you're up to. For example, "I'm downtown and "I'm downtown and aching for some sushi. Anyone like to join me?“aching for some sushi. Anyone like to join me?“

• For business, Twitter can be used to broadcast For business, Twitter can be used to broadcast your company's latest news and blog posts, your company's latest news and blog posts, interact with your customers, or to enable easy interact with your customers, or to enable easy internal collaboration and group internal collaboration and group communication.communication.

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Practical uses for Twitter

1.1. Quick Human Answers- Quick Human Answers-

Ask folks on your friend’s list which Ask folks on your friend’s list which digital camera to buy for under $300, and digital camera to buy for under $300, and you’ll get back a stream of responses. you’ll get back a stream of responses.

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2. Conference / News Briefings- 2. Conference / News Briefings-

The last several major tech events were The last several major tech events were covered by Twitter. Twitter users heard covered by Twitter. Twitter users heard about the Apple iPhone faster through about the Apple iPhone faster through Twitter than they would have via blog Twitter than they would have via blog surfing. Similarly, people in San surfing. Similarly, people in San Francisco reported on earthquakes Francisco reported on earthquakes before news agencies could. before news agencies could.

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3. Friendsourcing3. Friendsourcing--

A Twitter user could ask about a web A Twitter user could ask about a web designer for a project. They could get back designer for a project. They could get back 14 emails in 10 minutes from different 14 emails in 10 minutes from different sources on Twitter. It’s a great place to sources on Twitter. It’s a great place to find folks to help with things. Imagine find folks to help with things. Imagine being able to send ask for immediate being able to send ask for immediate directions when you are lost. directions when you are lost.

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4. Micro-Attention-Sharing- 4. Micro-Attention-Sharing-

Use Twitter to direct folks to blog posts Use Twitter to direct folks to blog posts that have been written, news we find that have been written, news we find needs sharing, or entertaining things needs sharing, or entertaining things we’ve found on the web (Twitter has a built we’ve found on the web (Twitter has a built in function to use tinyurl.com to shrink in function to use tinyurl.com to shrink URLs to keep it under 140 characters). It’s URLs to keep it under 140 characters). It’s *like* using del.icio.us to share, but it’s *like* using del.icio.us to share, but it’s instant, and you wouldn’t drop 100 links on instant, and you wouldn’t drop 100 links on someone in Twitter in a given day. someone in Twitter in a given day.

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5. 5. What are you doing?What are you doing?

As advertised, Twitter answers the As advertised, Twitter answers the question “What are you doing?” It means question “What are you doing?” It means that you can stay in touch with others that you can stay in touch with others without being intrusive. Just follow their without being intrusive. Just follow their twitters. twitters.

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Getting Started• Visit the Twitter website and click "Join for free" Visit the Twitter website and click "Join for free"

to create your account. Consider using your real to create your account. Consider using your real name as your user name to help your friends name as your user name to help your friends find you more easily. find you more easily.

• Once your account is created, login and click Once your account is created, login and click "Settings." From here, you can setup your "Settings." From here, you can setup your account details, manage your password, register account details, manage your password, register your mobile phone and IM account, configure your mobile phone and IM account, configure how you receive Notices, upload your photo and how you receive Notices, upload your photo and customize your account's design.customize your account's design.

• Your Twitter page is located at twitter.com/your-Your Twitter page is located at twitter.com/your-usernameusername

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Sending Messages

• You can "tweet" from your Twitter page, You can "tweet" from your Twitter page, your mobile phone, IM account, or via a your mobile phone, IM account, or via a third-party Twitter client.third-party Twitter client.

• Your tweet will be displayed to your Your tweet will be displayed to your followers, either on their Twitter page, followers, either on their Twitter page, mobile phone, or any other way they are mobile phone, or any other way they are setup to receive Twitter updates.setup to receive Twitter updates.

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Following Other Twitter Users

• From the Twitter website:From the Twitter website: Login to your Login to your account, visit your friends' Twitter pages and account, visit your friends' Twitter pages and click "Follow" underneath their photo. If your click "Follow" underneath their photo. If your friend's account is public, you will immediately friend's account is public, you will immediately start seeing their tweets on your page, otherwise start seeing their tweets on your page, otherwise your friend will need to approve you before you your friend will need to approve you before you can see their updates.can see their updates.

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Thanks GuysThanks Guys