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		+	* [http://twitter.com/suzchap Suzanne Chapman]
	* [http://twitter.com/billdueber Bill Dueber]		* [http://twitter.com/billdueber Bill Dueber]
	* [http://twitter.com/khage Kat Hagedorn]		* [http://twitter.com/khage Kat Hagedorn]

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According to the Twitter FAQ, "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? Bloggers can use it as a mini-blogging tool. Developers can use the API to make Twitter tools of their own."

People can update their Twitter feeds via text message or on the web, and can receive twitter updates in a variety of different forms, including text message and RSS feed.

Twitter can also be used to update status on other web applications, such as Facebook. Additionally, there are a variety of platform-specific and multi-platform desktop applications that can be used to interact with Twitter.

Contents 1 Getting Started 2 Tools & Services 3 Other Resources 4 MLibrarians on Twitter 4.1 Kresge Library

Getting Started

This video is a great introduction: Twitter in Plain English

Tools & Services

• Other Twitter-like sites
  • Pownce
  • Plaxo
  • Jaiku
• HelloTxt Post to multiple Twitter-like sites simultaneously
• Twhirl Desktop application for viewing your twitter stream
• bkkeepr Track your reading online via twitter
• Summize Search all public tweets (a good way to see what people are talking about)
• Twemes Navigate tweets by tags (#tag)
• OutTwit- Integrate Twitter into Outlook
• Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide Many more tools listed in this article

Other Resources

• Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide

MLibrarians on Twitter

• Patricia Anderson
• Jane Blumenthal
• Dave Carter
• Suzanne Chapman
• Bill Dueber
• Kat Hagedorn
• Molly Kleinman
• Gillian Mayman
• Darlene Nichols
• Nicole Scholtz
• Ken Varnum
• John Weise
• Britain Woodman
• Sue Wortman

Kresge Library

• Devon Persing