Basic presentation on Twitter and some current statistics as well as some influential things that have happened on Twitter. This presentation led into a hands time of using Twitter online.

1. Friends Tweets & Change
THE CASE FOR GRASSROOTS COMMUNICATION
J-TERM 2011
Twitter
Day 4
Instructor: Andrew Hoffman
Thursday, January 6, 2011

2. Twitter in Plain English
Video Created by & Links to CommonCraft.com
Thursday, January 6, 2011

3. Background of Twitter
Created in 2006 in San Francisco
Real-time short messaging service that works over
multiple networks and devices. “Micro Blogging”
175 Million Registered Users - (Sept ‘10)
25 Billion Tweets in 2010
95 Million Tweets Per Day
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4. Why People Like Twitter?
Simplicity
We’re eager to connect with others
We long for community & gives us glimpses of that
Sharing is Powerful
It’s Resourceful
Local & Global Reach
It’s fast
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5. BP Oil Spill
@BPGlobalPR
Twitter Acct started due to BP’s lack of prompt response
Thursday, January 6, 2011

6. Newark, NJ Mayor - Cory Booker
@CoryBooker
Extremely active local politician who’s listening & responding
Thursday, January 6, 2011

7. Twitter & The NFL
All 12 playoff teams and a
full one-third (200+) of the
players in the playoffs have
Twitter accounts.
Full List of Players Twitter Accounts
https://twitter.com/twitter/nfl-playoffs#
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8. Top 10 Twitter Trends in 2010
1. Gulf Oil Spill
2. FIFA World Cup
3. Inception
4. Haiti Earthquake
5. Vuvuzela
6. Apple iPad
7. Google Android
8. Justin Bieber
9. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows
10. Pulpo Paul
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9. Review Items
Profile
Search
ReTweeting
Hashtags
Lists
3rd Party Tools
Thursday, January 6, 2011