Do You Tweet?

Some of you reading this post are going to know exactly what I'm talking about and have been tweeting for a long time. However, some of you are going..tweeting?? Has she gone Cuckoo? A few posts back, I spoke of Web 2.0 tools and Twitter is one of those tools (www.twitter.com).

Twitter is another social networking site. Basically all it is--

is status updates, called "Tweets". I've seen a lot of people "Tweet" when they are on a trip or at a conference for their job or whatever. If you sign up on Twitter.com you can then download the Twitter application on Facebook and when you update through Twitter it updates your Twitter status as well as your Facebook status. I also just recently discovered Twitter for the Blackberry (Twitterberry). This way if I get an urge when I'm out and about at work I can now post a "Tweet."

Twitter is an excellent way for educators to share ideas and resources in a safe forum. Twitter is more of a professional social network, but people in all areas of work and entertainment use twitter to follow their favorite updaters! With Twitter, you sign up for an account and create a profile. You then find people to follow and people to follow you and share ideas through "tweets" or @replies!

Take a look and check it out!

Have a great evening!

Susan