VTube_Ron_PaulZ_Military Vadim Lavrusik » Blog Archive » 10 Commandments of Twitter Etiquette | Social Journalist | Digital Media Futurist In a lot of ways, millions of users have found Twitter as a useful tool. Take journalists, for example. According to a recent survey, 37 percent of journalists said they are on Twitter. However, Twitter’s challenge is in helping new users see the social tool’s usefulness and getting them hooked. So to help new and current users alike, here are a few things to ponder, many of which, of course, are debatable and are different depending on your purpose. 1. Giving credit is an important part of the Twitter community. Retweet (Twitter’s function or RT): This is used if you want to repost something word for word that another person has already tweeted. 2. It’s alright to promote something that you’re affiliated with every now and then, but if that’s all you’re posting then it becomes spammy. Of course, depending on your occupation or what you tweet some people may expect a certain extent of self-promotion. 3. Also, please use a shortened URL. 4. 5. 6. This is similar to giving credit. 7. 8.
Boycott SOPA - Google Apps sur l'Android Market == THIS APPLICATION IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED. ===We are working on a new app that actually works. It will allow you to make your own communities to boycott companies that oppose your ideals, and see profiles of products and how they align with your values. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) if passed will drastically change the internet for the worse. What it is: A free android application that you can use to scan bar codes to help identify if products are either created by or intimately related to SOPA supporting companies. This application will help you identify goods of companies which according to publically avaliable sources appear to have been supporting SOPA as of approx. Please visit our site at www.nomoresopa.com for more information Donating: We’ve had questions about donating, if you want to donate go here: IMPORTANT: To all the folks asking why it requires other permissions- this app ONLY requires internet permissions.
10 Steps for Educators New to Twitter Educators from all around the world are beginning to use Twitter as a valuable piece in their professional growth toolbox. As professional development continues to evolve and transform, we will need new ways to encourage teachers to embrace new opportunities. Here is a "How to Twitter Guide" to share with new and veteran teachers. Enjoy! 1) - Sign up for your Twitter account! Sign up for your Twitter account and get started. 2) - Spend some time watching and observing others... Take some time to learn the ins and outs of Twitter. @gcouros @web20classroom @NMHS_Principal @tomwhitby @kylepace @cybraryman1 @principalspage @ShellTerrell @ChrisWejr @shannonmmiller @patrickmlarkin @L_Hilt @ToddWhitaker @Dwight_Carter @datruss @mcleod @plugusin @stumpteacher @kleinerin @mattbgomez 3) - Talk to educators who are using Twitter... I would be willing to bet that you learned about or heard something about Twitter from a colleague. 4) - Start to interact with your followers...
How to Recall US Senators and Congressmen Below is a list of the senators and congressmen who voted to sell us and our American rights down the river as if we had never been born with them. The right to recall federal officials is firmly established by the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution as a power "not prohibited" by the Constitution and therefore "reserved to the states" and "to the people." As proponents of limited government, the Constitution was to be viewed as a straitjacket on the government, outlining limited powers, not a straitjacket on the people, whose rights only ended where they began to infringe on the rights of others. The Tenth Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Treasonous 383SENATE: YEAs ---86HOUSE: AYES 283 -- Do not let any state legislator tell you that you cannot recall senators or congressmen. The Supreme Court declared in 1897: A Longer View
Growing your PLN with Twitter Powerful Learning Practice is passionate about transforming education in the 21st century. We believe in helping educators create a strong network (PLN) where their voice and ideas can be shared. When you set out to create a strong PLN, one of the easiest (and most productive) platforms is Twitter. With Twitter, you can quickly share an idea or ask for a suggestion in a matter of seconds. Like all social networking tools, how you decide to use Twitter is entirely up to you! Regardless of your preference, we encourage you to start using Twitter today (if you aren’t already). To help you leverage your 140 characters and make the most of your time, here are a few tips and tricks: 1. Usernames can be changed (w/o loss of data,) but it’s better to stick with one from the beginning so you don’t confuse your followers.If you choose something short, it will make it easier for others to retweet your posts. 2. 3. Twitter is full of innovators and leaders in the field of education. 4. 5. Ann S. 6.
Nintendo, Sony Stop Supporting SOPA After Anonymous Threats Reports are coming in that Nintendo has quietly backed out of supporting SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). Sony has also backed down, and it's allegedly because of further threats against the PSN from online hacking group, Anonymous. According to Geek, Nintendo is no longer supporting the SOPA act. Reasons for dropping out of the committee was not explained nor did the company have any fancy PR spiel to douse about on the issue. Over at GamingBolt they picked up on comments made by infamous hacking group Anonymous about how they'll attack Sony if they continue to support the SOPA act because they don't "forgive" or "forget". Hello, SONY.We are Anonymous.It has come to the attention of the Anonymous activist community that you have chosen to stand by the Stop Online Piracy Act. Sounds like something written by 10 year olds and proofread by their parents. It will be interesting to see what happens from here.
A Useful Twitter Cheat Sheet Want to step your Twitter game up? Think you’re supposed to actually type a full 140 characters for each tweet? Not quite. That’s just one of the many handy tips found in this useful Twitter Cheat Sheet. You probably know most of these terms already but, as mentioned in the previous sentence, there are some parts that are a little more clearly defined than previous cheat sheets we’ve featured on Edudemic. However, this sheet is already slightly outdated now that Twitter has done a slight redesign. See Also: A Useful Social Media Cheat Sheet & The Ultimate Guide To Using Twitter In Education In any case, what are the most important parts of using Twitter that you’d want others to know about? Source: LexisClick
SOPA is for lazy companies and campaign donations — not piracy prevention Personally, my political positioning is less about a single litmus test and more about the ideal that personal freedom is of utmost importance. It should only be trumped in the most serious of situations. As a natural extension of this belief, it means that less government is always preferable to more government — especially when it comes to the internet. Recently proposed legislation like the Stop Online Piracy Act (as well as the Senate version, the Protect IP Act) would needlessly rip away many of our personal freedoms by transforming the internet into a bureaucratic cesspool. So as an entrepreneur in the tech business world as well as a libertarian, there are many reasons to both personally and professionally stand against SOPA. One thing that is consistent to any libertarian ideal is that legislation almost always has unintended consequences — things that the politicians never anticipated when they drafted the bill. Anyone see a problem here? No. [Foot image via ShutterStock]
The Ultimate Guide To Using Twitter In Education Twitter seems to be here to stay. As one of the most popular ways for teachers, students, and the general public to communicate, it’s becoming a must-have tool in almost every teacher’s toolbox. However, numerous recent studies have shown that education in general has been slow to adopt social media. In an effort to speed up this adoption process, below you’ll find a boatload of resources on the past, present, and future of Twitter in education as well as some helpful guides to using the tool in the classroom. This guide is by no means exhaustive and is meant to be added to on a regular basis. The History of Communication The following is a guest post excerpt from Ernesto Priego of The Guardian (UK). With that in mind, the future of communication in the form of social media is examined as a way to forever alter the world of education. The idea of slow adoption was featured on Edudemic last week and is certainly going to be an issue going forth as well. The Twitter Experiment Dr.
As Users Rail Against GoDaddy, Unpacking the SOPA Supporter List GoDaddy is one of more than a hundred companies catching flak online for supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Many website operators have threatened to move their domains away from GoDaddy, and Y Combinator founder Paul Graham has said SOPA-supporting companies will no longer be invited to the startup incubator's popular Demo Days showcase for investors. A list of nearly 150 supporters released by the United States House of Representatives' judiciary committee contains broadcasting, publishing and trade groups expected to attend, including ABC television and the Country Music Association. But it also includes several initially eyebrow-raising entrants including a number of private law firms, First Amendment Coalition Executive Director Peter Scheer told Mashable. SOPA is a hotly contested bill that would greatly expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to deter and punish online copyright violations. The bill would enable companies and the U.S.
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