What is Twitter?

Or, how to stop worrying and loveto tweet. (via @danhooker)

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Let’s talk:

Vocab, lingo, jargon

What Twitter is good for

What it’s not so good for

Why you should try

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tweet

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retweet

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retweet

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retweet

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replies and mentions

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hashtag

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lists

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lists

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What is twitter good for?It is personal RSS

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What is twitter good for?It is personal RSS

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What is twitter good for?news

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What is twitter good for?building a network

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What is twitter not good for?it’s noisy (if you let it be)

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What is twitter not good for?debate / long discussions

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Why you should tryit’s time!

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Why you should tryit’s time!

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Daniel HookerSchool of Library, Archival and Information Studies

@danhooker (http://twitter.com/danhooker/)