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According to the [https://twitter.com/home 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."
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According to the [http://twitter.com 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."
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People can update their Twitter feeds via text message or on the web, and can receive twitter updates from their friends in a variety of different forms, including text message and RSS feed.  
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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.
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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 [http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Apps desktop applications] that can be used to interact with Twitter.
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== Getting Started ==
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This video is a great introduction: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o Twitter in Plain English]
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== Tools & Services ==
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* Other Twitter-like sites
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** [http://pownce.com/ Pownce]
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** [http://www.plaxo.com/ Plaxo]
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** [http://jaiku.com/ Jaiku]
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* [http://hellotxt.com/ HelloTxt] Post to multiple Twitter-like sites simultaneously
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* [http://www.twhirl.org/ Twhirl] Desktop application for viewing your twitter stream
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* [http://bkkeepr.com/ bkkeepr] Track your reading online via twitter
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* [http://summize.com/ Summize] Search all public tweets (a good way to see what people are talking about)
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* [http://twemes.com/ Twemes] Navigate tweets by tags (#tag)
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* [http://www.techhit.com/OutTwit/ OutTwit- Integrate Twitter into Outlook]
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* [http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for-librarians-the-ultimate-guide/ Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide] Many more tools listed in this article
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== Other Resources ==
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* [http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/05/27/twitter-for-librarians-the-ultimate-guide/ Twitter for Librarians: The Ultimate Guide]
== MLibrarians on Twitter ==
== MLibrarians on Twitter ==
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Patricia Anderson, [http://twitter.com/pfanderson]  
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* [http://twitter.com/pfanderson Patricia Anderson]  
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Jane Blumenthal, [http://twitter.com/janeblum]
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* [http://twitter.com/janeblum Jane Blumenthal]
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Dave Carter: [http://twitter.com/davereadscomics]
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* [http://twitter.com/davereadscomics Dave Carter]
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Bill Dueber, [http://twitter.com/billdueber]
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* [http://twitter.com/suzchap Suzanne Chapman]
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Kat Hagedorn, [http://twitter.com/khage]
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* [http://twitter.com/shevoo Shevon Desai]
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Molly Kleinman, [http://twitter.com/mollyali]
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* [http://twitter.com/billdueber Bill Dueber]
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Darlene Nichols: [https://twitter.com/darlenelibrene]
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* [http://twitter.com/khage Kat Hagedorn]
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Nicole Scholtz, [http://twitter.com/nscholtz]
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* [http://twitter.com/mollyali Molly Kleinman]
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Ken Varnum: [http://twitter.com/varnum]
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* [http://twitter.com/gmayman Gillian Mayman]
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John Weise, [http://www.twitter.com/jweise]  
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* [http://twitter.com/darlenelibrene Darlene Nichols]
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Britain Woodman, [http://twitter.com/britain]
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* [http://twitter.com/nscholtz Nicole Scholtz]
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Sue Wortman: [http://twitter.com/swortman]
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* [http://twitter.com/varnum Ken Varnum]
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* [http://www.twitter.com/jweise John Weise]  
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* [http://twitter.com/britain Britain Woodman]
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* [http://twitter.com/swortman Sue Wortman]
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=== Kresge Library ===
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* [http://twitter.com/viscousplatypus Devon Persing]

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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

[edit] Getting Started

This video is a great introduction: Twitter in Plain English

[edit] Tools & Services

[edit] Other Resources

[edit] MLibrarians on Twitter


[edit] Kresge Library

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