Directory. Brands become top technology tweeters according to TweetLevel « The Naked Pheasant. Analysing the top 1,000 twitter accounts associated with technology, Edelman has found that more and more brands – rather than individual people – are using Twitter to influence and engage with their customers and prospects. According to tweetlevel.com analysis, in April, over 40 of the top 200 technology influencers were brands such as Google and Bing up from approximately 25 in January. Many of these brands saw their influence rise dramatically too. Between January 2010 and April 2010, Ubertwiter jumped from 57 th place to 13 th , HTC leapt 103places from 194 to 91st and Google rose to 15th from 17th while its rival bing fell from 118th to 186th. The highest ranked brands were Wired (9), TechCrunch (11), Ubertwitter (13) and Google (15). I have included media mastheads that tweet or rather broadcast as brands but classed as personal when it is the individual journalist who tweets as this tends to narrowcast and involve personal as well as news content.
100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching Students About Social Media. 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. Designingsocialinterfaces' photosets on Flickr.