If you haven't heard me talking about Twitter in your offices, then you may have heard about Twitter during the election ... if you still have that blank stare, let's get you up to speed!
What is Twitter? Twitter is a micro-blogging platform.
Don't panic - I know what you thinking ... what is micro-blogging? Let's break the word apart, micro means tiny or small and blogging is well, this ... a conversation, a live journal, a learning tool and more.
So, with Twitter, you are answering the question, "What are you doing now"? You answer the question in 140 characters or less - that's the tiny part. Don't you LOVE this???
Remember - you can micro-blog on LinkedIn and Facebook too! More on that later ...Want to learn more ... check out some of the resources below:
Video - Twitter in Plain English from Common Craft
Blog Post - CBH EDU 2.0 9/15/08 -- http://edu2dot0.blogspot.com/2008/09/micro-blogging-with-twitter-and.html
Blog Post - HOW TO: Build Community on Twitter
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