15 Must-Follow Comedic Film Actors on Twitter. This series is supported by CinemaTweets presented by Bruno, in theaters this Friday, July 10th. Tweet your movie chatter at CinemaTweets.com. Twitter is a valuable tool for actors and comedians because it allows them to connect directly with fans, promote their work, and receive feedback from the people who actually consume it. That means it's also becoming a great resource for fans who want to connect with their favorite film stars, as a growing number of actors and actresses start to take advantage of Twitter.
So we've compiled a list of 15 must-follow comedic film actors. We focused only on actors and actresses who have regularly appeared in comedic roles. Please share other actors that you follow in the comments below, and let us know what has made you continue to follow them. @rainnwilson @aplusk Name: Ashton KutcherWho: Oprah called Ashton the "King of Twitter" in April, and while he may not be the king, he's certainly the most followed person on the service.
@stephenfry @jimgaffigan. Twitter Revamps Following and Followers Pages. Twitter has just rolled out an update to the pages where you browse the list of people you’re following and those following you. These pages – which you get to by clicking the following/follower counts on any user profile – now come with a whole lot more information about other Twitter users. For example, on the page listing your followers, Twitter now shows a check mark of the people you follow back. There’s also a pull-down menu that includes options for direct messaging them, sending them an @ mention, following them (if you’re not already doing so), or blocking them. Meanwhile, on the page listing people you follow, there are options for sending them a mention, unfollowing, or, if they follow you, sending them a direct message. Both on this page and on that of your followers, you also get to see each user’s bio. New Design Old Design Interestingly, these options aren’t just available on your profile, but on any profile you visit.
Labs » Keynote Tweet: Participate in the backchannel of your own presentation. “Twitter changes everything”… I’m sitting in a conference session by that name right now. That may be a stretch, but it certainly does change many things, including how people participate at events like conferences and speeches. Increasingly presentations to large audiences are happening in the context of a ‘backchannel’, where attendees are responding in real time to what is being said at the podium.
That’s a pretty interesting development, but one that’s a bit off-balance: while the audience can converse with one another and respond to what they’re hearing in the room, the content of the presentation doesn’t make it into the stream unless someone (re)tweets it. So what if your presentation software could send tweets on your behalf that were timed to the slides of your presentation? You could effectively simulcast your presentation through the backchannel as a part of the conversation, adding ‘more info’ links, credits, or anything else you could imagine… Here are the details:
100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching Students About Social Media | Teaching Degree.org. By Tara Miller Some educators have expressed an appreciation for the irony of experienced instructors who have had to learn about social media later in their careers teaching it to younger students who have grown up in an Internet environment. Despite what may seem to be somewhat of a disadvantage, the experienced teacher brings life lessons and the ability to guide students in a positive direction no matter the topic being taught.
The following tips, tools, and resources can assist any teacher with the basics about social media and ways to share that information with students. Tips and Resources for Educators From tips on combating fear of social media to tools and articles to help guide you, these resources will get you off to a good start. Social Media Classroom. This free, open-source resource allows teachers to teach social media through using it. Networking Help students learn about networking with these tips and resources. Networking. Creating a Positive Web Presence Blogging Twitter. Generation Y: We're just not that into Twitter. Given that Generation Y is often pegged as narcissistic, lazy, having high expectations, craving the limelight, and other such flattering characterizations, one might expect we'd be Twittering as if it were breathing.
After all, Twitter is known as a place where people expose the most minute details of their lives--missing the bus, stubbing a toe, toasting an English muffin. But a recent survey from Pace University and the Participatory Media Network shows that only 22 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds use Twitter, while 99 percent have profiles on social networks. This may seem surprising on the face of it, but as a member of the Millennial Generation myself, I have some theories as to why it might be true.
To see why we're not into Twitter, I'll have to revisit the start of the social-networking timeline: MySpace. We Gen Yers spent hours on MySpace customizing our profiles and making them perfect representations of us (or rather, who we wanted to be). I'd have to agree.