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Twitter, the microblogging service has been the tech darling of late - racking up new users at a dizzying pace. But there simply aren't enough new users to make up for defecting ones claims one blogger. FaceBook and MySpace, the two social networking giants had double the retention rates Twitter has now. And, as fans are quick to point out in fields of comments around the Web, Facebook offers so many more ways to interact than Twitter.

Services like Twitter and Plurk let people post very short messages (140 characters or less) to their friends and acquaintances. Founded in 2006, Twitter has attracted millions of users who keep people posted about what they're doing and thinking. It can be as simple as "I'm standing in line at the grocery store" to as profound as a quick comment about a political candidate, a world event or a new book. There's even a video spin-off of this concept called 12 Seconds that allows people to post video clips no longer than 12 seconds.

UT Dallas History Professor Dr. Monica Rankin wanted to know how she could reach and include more students in the class discussion. She had heard of Twitter.The following is a short video describing her "Twitter Experiment" in the classroom with comments from students about the pros and cons of Twitter in a traditional learning environment.

Over the last few months everyone has weighed in on the question of "Why Don't Teens Tweet" - except, it would appear, teens. We recently ran a survey of 10,000+ US teens aged 13 - 17 to see if we could add anything new to the question.

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Cyberbullying on twitter.

Cyberbullying can happen anywhere, even twitter. Warning: this post is rated R for use of 1-2 words of profanity.

Being online is like being in public. Nearly anything that gets posted can come back to haunt you. When you post it yourself, this isn't such a big deal - after all, it's your fault if you post something like the "fatty paycheck" tweet, the Twitter update that resulted in Cisco Systems Inc. revoking a job offer.

Being online is like being in public. Nearly anything that gets posted can come back to haunt you. When you post it yourself, this isn't such a big deal - after all, it's your fault if you post something like the "fatty paycheck" tweet, the Twitter update that resulted in Cisco Systems Inc. revoking a job offer.

Teachers are always trying to combat student apathy and University of Texas at Dallas History Professor, Monica Rankin, has found an interesting way to do it using Twitter in the classroom. Rankin uses a weekly hashtag to organize comments, questions and feedback posted by students to Twitter during class

The Twitter feed for Lucas Ames' class in American history has shown some lively exchanges of ideas and opinions among students at the Flint Hill School. One day this month, 11th graders at the private school in Oakton, Va., shared articles on the separation of church and state, pondered the persistence of racism, and commented on tobacco regulation in Virginia now and during the Colonial period-all in the required Twitter format of 140 or fewer characters.

A keyword phrase which is spelled without spaces and preceded by a # sign is known as a hashtag. Hashtags originally got famous by Twitter and now they are used in almost all the social networking platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter. Hashtags are important for social media. It began with Twitter and spread to other platforms. This guide will tell you how to use hashtags in social media marketing and how it will help you to get found by your target audience. Here, we will look into various effective ways to get the most out of hashtag strategy - - Hashtag Based on Social Media Platform - Number of Hashtags in a Post - Be Specific in Hashtags - Understanding Marketing Strategy - Finding a Relevant Trending Topic - Live Tweet - Create a Simple and Catchy Hashtag - Involving Audience in Hashtag Posts - Selecting the Right Time - Create to Inspire You might have seen hashtags on various social media platforms. Whenever someone clicks on the hashtag, they are directed to all the other posts containing the same hashtag. If someone searches for the word used in your hashtag, your post would get listed which means grabbing the attention of several social media users.

Students need to understand that NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING Is private. Great case study about how 140 characters got someone fired before they were even hired.

You've gotta love this: A Twitter digital story created by 140 Elementary and Middle School Students Across the Globe!

Twitter guidelines for protecting your privacy and preventing cyberbullying and cyberharrassment. Includes guidelines on how to file "terms of service" complaints.

Four ideas for using Twitter with Students.

How useful can communication limited to 140 characters be for serious journalism? It turns out that the short messages you find on Twitter have proven wildly useful for some writers penning larger pieces.

Could there be some classroom applications here?

This post describes the two main benefits professors find when using Twitter in lecture.

Little or no grammar teaching, cellphone texting, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, all are being blamed for an increasingly unacceptable number of post-secondary students who can't write properly.

Are we TOO connected? Social networking services from Twitter and Foursquare to Yelp and Buzz encourage users to log in and share their location. Please Rob Me is a website by Forthehack that lists updates on Twitter and Foursquare from people who are telling they world that they are not home. Scary stuff and definitely something both kids (and adults) need to consider.

A good demonstration of information that both teens (and adults) divulge online that could be used against them to commit home invasion crimes: just type in the words "headed to" in the Twitter Search Engine and watch how many people indicate that they are not home!