http://thezedman.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/surviving-or-thriving-in-the-twitterstream/ Exploring eLearning in a Web2.0 World Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://thezedman.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/surviving-or-thriving-in-the-twitterstream/#comment-30 Rachel T Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:06:02 +0000 http://thezedman.wordpress.com/?p=206#comment-30 I am a huge fan of Twitter! You may have already figured that out, since that is where you and I connected. I learn so much more everyday from Twitter then I ever did following RSS feeds. One of the things I love about Twitter is that you can jump into the stream of conversation anytime, and still pick up some valuable nuggets of information. As much of a fan as I am now, I too started out skeptical. I signed up back when Twitter first came out and my first Tweets consisted of what I had for lunch, what type of project I was working on, etc. One day I decided to start looking for people who were posting items that were useful to me. Little by little my network grew. I made a vow to only post things that were relevant to me and my followers (no more useless posts). I tried a few tools to manage Twitter and settled on TweetDeck which allows me to search for keywords that really interest me. Now, I check in with Twitter two or three times a day, look through my searches, retweet some good stuff, post some items I've come across that day which may be of use to others and then log off. I have made some great connections and found excellent resources I'm not sure I would have found elsewhere. So, based on my experience - Twitter is an amazing tool! As much of a fan as I am now, I too started out skeptical. I signed up back when Twitter first came out and my first year of Tweets consisted of what I had for lunch, what type of project I was working on, etc. One day I decided to start looking for people who were posting items that were useful to me. Little by little my network grew. I made a vow to only post things that were relevant to me and my followers (no more useless posts). I tried a few tools to manage Twitter and settled on TweetDeck which allows me to search for keywords that really interest me. Now, I check in with Twitter two or three times a day, look through my searches, retweet some good stuff, post some items I've come across that day which may be of use to others and then log off. I have made some great connections and found excellent resources I'm not sure I would have found elsewhere. So, based on my experience - Twitter is an amazing tool! I am a huge fan of Twitter! You may have already figured that out, since that is where you and I connected. I learn so much more everyday from Twitter then I ever did following RSS feeds. One of the things I love about Twitter is that you can jump into the stream of conversation anytime, and still pick up some valuable nuggets of information.
As much of a fan as I am now, I too started out skeptical. I signed up back when Twitter first came out and my first Tweets consisted of what I had for lunch, what type of project I was working on, etc.
One day I decided to start looking for people who were posting items that were useful to me. Little by little my network grew. I made a vow to only post things that were relevant to me and my followers (no more useless posts). I tried a few tools to manage Twitter and settled on TweetDeck which allows me to search for keywords that really interest me.
Now, I check in with Twitter two or three times a day, look through my searches, retweet some good stuff, post some items I’ve come across that day which may be of use to others and then log off. I have made some great connections and found excellent resources I’m not sure I would have found elsewhere.
So, based on my experience – Twitter is an amazing tool!
As much of a fan as I am now, I too started out skeptical. I signed up back when Twitter first came out and my first year of Tweets consisted of what I had for lunch, what type of project I was working on, etc.
One day I decided to start looking for people who were posting items that were useful to me. Little by little my network grew. I made a vow to only post things that were relevant to me and my followers (no more useless posts). I tried a few tools to manage Twitter and settled on TweetDeck which allows me to search for keywords that really interest me.
Now, I check in with Twitter two or three times a day, look through my searches, retweet some good stuff, post some items I’ve come across that day which may be of use to others and then log off. I have made some great connections and found excellent resources I’m not sure I would have found elsewhere.
So, based on my experience – Twitter is an amazing tool!

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