A Twitter Love Story

This blog posting is both funny and relevant to our class. I think it reflects not only Twitter, but any Social Networking tool that we've discussed.

A Twitter Love Story

Social Media Part 1: In the News

Hi guys,
My latest blog posting on Social Media. For our Music Ed teachers, there's a little something in it just for you... Please use IE if you want to view the embedded video. It doesn't seem to work in Firefox.
-Robin

How Tweet It Is

How Tweet It Is
I found this article and thought you would all like to read it, especially those of you who are still unsure about why you would want to use Twitter. It's an interesting read about how Twitter was founded and what it is has become. For me, the most compelling line of the article is this: "To its loyal users, Twitter is an invaluable part of their daily lives." I'm not quite there yet, but I can see myself using it daily as an educator.

A small digression about Twitter

Internet celebrity/wunderkid Kevin Rose (founder of Digg) launched his Twitter directory service WeFollow at SXSW. Interesting. Link to original article here.

Facebook vs. Twitter: How will you stream your world?

Here is an article I found on Facebook AND Twitter about which will become the preferred platform for social notification...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10189959-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

EAP

Evan Willams at TED 2009

Just watched a video of Evan Williams, founder of Twitter, about how unexpected uses are driving growth.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/evan_williams_on_listening_to_twitter_users.html