Comments on: 7 Steps to a Twitter MakeOver

By: The Web2Marketer

The Web2Marketer — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:35:42 +0000

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By: lthumann

lthumann — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:02:49 +0000

Ileane – I wouldn’t call it “old news” but I am already a member” Thanks for mentioning it though. There are just COUNTLESS ways to find people to follow on Twitter and following a hashtag like “edchat” or even “edtech” makes it even easier.

Thanks!
Lisa

By: ileaneb

ileaneb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:56:27 +0000

Lisa,

You are welcome.

On another note, I came across an educators group on Ning called The Educator’s PLN http://edupln.ning.com/ that might be of interest to you and your readers. They recently added a Twitter page http://edupln.ning.com/page/tweets-about-edchat.

Have you ever heard of it before, or is this old news?

@Ileane

By: lthumann

lthumann — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:58:58 +0000

Ileane - Excellent recommendation! I should consider demonstrating http://hootsuite.com/ to those educators that don't have administrative privileges to install applications on their computers. Thanks for leaving a comment!!

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Custom Essay Writing — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:20:48 +0000

Hi,

I guess this is really a nice idea not to protect your updates, this will really benefit in different ways, especially when you want to give your identity to potential followers.

By: ileaneb

ileaneb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:30:13 +0000

Hi Lisa and Heeni,

You can also try using HootSuite.com. With HootSuite you can put people into groups just like TweetDeck, the differene is you don’t need to download any software. HootSuite is a web based Twitter application. Here is another advantage, you can track how many people have viewed a link that you tweeted using the ow.ly link shortener. This will help you find what kind of links get the most hits from your followers.

I hope this information is helpful.

Thanks for the post. I think it offers fantastic tips for anyone that might be intimated by the thought of visiting Twitterville.

By: lthumann

lthumann — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:13:17 +0000

Mary – I thinks it’s great that you are going to start with values and practices. My hope is that when Twitterers are working on completing their profiles they will surf other Twitter pages and it will be a natural progression.

Good luck on your journey!
Lisa

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:40:39 +0000

I really appreciated this. I know I need a Twitter makeover but I think it needs to start with values and practices, not just the appearance. It is a challenge right now within the social networking climate or lack of climate that I work in. As the instructional technologist I feel restrained by our local culture. Will explore opening up the gates.

By: lthumann

lthumann — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:18:43 +0000

Heeni – you could consider having two different profiles and then using Tweetdeck to manage your stream of information. You can find Tweetdeck at http://www.tweetdeck.com/beta/. I open columns for different subjects that I am searching or conferences that I am following.

I hope that helps and thanks for your comment!

By: Developing your PLN « EdTech Tips & Tricks

Developing your PLN « EdTech Tips & Tricks — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:45:58 +0000

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