Teaching Twitter To Higher Education Colleagues | On the Go with Ed Cabellon. A common theme I read in last night’s #SAchat was that the resistance that some college staff, administrators, and faculty have in using Twitter. While those on the chat tonight wouldn’t need a “Higher Tweducation“, I thought I would share some thoughts on to how to get those “curious” to give it a try. My hope is that you will share this with people who are on the fence about using Twitter to push them to give it a try!
Overall, Twitter can feel like a strange new landscape when you first jump in. It is not always clear what its professional uses are, or what to post in 140 characters or less. Twitter Basics / Definitions: (You will see examples of these in the sample tweets that follow) @username: creates a link to that user in your post.RT: Retweet, to copy someone else’s post in a new update. Initial Steps:1. What Should I Tweet About? 3) Ask for help or advice about a professional question.Example tweet: Which professional association should I join?
The Twitter Paradox. InShare976 There’s an old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Twitter is a paradox that redefines that old saying to, “If it’s broke, don’t fix it, because it works.” For all intents and purposes, Twitter shouldn’t work, yet 200 million people (and bots) have created accounts in this thriving information egosystem. Now, news no longer breaks, it Tweets. Celebrities use it daily to connect directly with fans and also augment their income streams. Politicians and governments use Twitter to communicate with constituents and one another. Everyday people rely on Twitter to find information and share experiences. Twitter has evolved into a human seismograph that channels the pulse of business, politics, entertainment, news, and culture into the mobile phones and PCs and defines of our connected society. Indeed, Twitter shouldn’t work, but it does.
The state of the Twitterverse is in flux. Now, the cost of a Promoted Trends on Twitter has jumped from $100,000 to $120,000 per day. Finally, a look at the people who use Twitter. InShare385 The days of “I don’t get Twitter” may soon pass. Tweets are now a form of self-expression among connected consumers and it is this connected generation that continues to grow in size and influence year over year. Much in the same way that TXTing is a natural form of common conversation, even if it’s a norm that’s outside of the world as you know it—Twitter is reflective of how millions of people are connecting and communicating. Over the years, Twitter has become a human seismograph measuring world events, popular culture, everyday sentiment,while providing a lens into every nuance that captivates our attention.
What was once a Twitter paradox is now part of our digital culture. Everyday people who are connected to Twitter become the nodes and their shared experiences form one of the most efficient information networks in the world. But to what extent is Twitter serving as an extension of real world self-expression? Twitter is literally soaring. News outlets improperly used photos posted to Twitter: judge. What To Say On Twitter When Everyone's Watching. Many of the executives we work with are terrified of social media. They've either experienced the dark side of it personally or heard horror stories from their industry peers: tales of vicious comments on an influential blogger's website, incorrect and damaging rumors on Twitter, or an embarrassing, secretly filmed video uploaded onto YouTube. Those potential hazards are real. But executives tend to focus disproportionately on the downsides of social media and not nearly enough on the potential upsides.
Their focus on the risks leads them to adopt a head-in-the-sand strategy of neglecting social media, which rarely works in the long term. Social media offer today's communicators a tremendous advantage over their predecessors. Think back for a moment to the turn of the 21st century, when journalists were still the primary gate keepers of information. To be sure, those reporters remain critical allies today. But the traditional media's influence is waning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. TweetChat. 10 Commandments of Twitter for Academics - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education. Twitter for Trainers: What Can You Do in 140 Characters? | Share on LinkedIn.