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good for source material on folksonomy but over all too technical for my purposes

One guys idea of the Why's of using Twitter.

Rebuttal to an article critical of twitter published in the New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/georgepacker/2010/01/stop-the-world.html Some interesting comments at the end of the post. Could be a good prompt for a class discussion.

Blog post anti-twitter, negatives. Could be a good opportunity to analyze and rebut for students.

No Multitasking. Are you serious...? Who thought this was a good idea? How can the iPad even compete with Netbooks if you can't multitask?

Good morning everyone! Friday is here and the big announcement that you all have been waiting for is finally here. I mentioned on the blog last week to stay turned because of something important to announce. I am proud to say that today will be the start of Levoltz.com's One Year Blog Anniversary

Introductory video to using Twitter (Another but seems good)

Personal overview of Twitter in connection with education. Lots of good generalTwitter related links included.

I should say it's finally good news for all Hotmail user, Yes really atlast Microsoft enables Web based IM for Hotmail users. The question arises on everyones mind is why Microsoft delays enabling web based IM ? This feature has been enabled years after Google and Yahoo.

Twitter experienced downtime yesterday and displayed a new maintenance image.

A good post on the drawbacks of twitter. Links and videos.

Another good guide

Very cool animated hashtag reader. Just puts up hashtags in order, but the animations are lovely. You can choose different kinds--letter by letter, rotation, tag cloud. Might be a good one to have on a second projector if you are doing back channeling.

Very cool animated hashtag reader. Just puts up hashtags in order, but the animations are cool. You can choose different kinds--letter by letter, rotation, tag cloud. Might be a good one to have on a second projector if you are doing back channeling.

Blog post about why you should twitter. Good links/illustrations of noteworthy twitter exchanges.

If your not using this tool, your missing the boat. Since reversing the company's strategy away from short video clips and more toward the world of status updates, Loic Le Meur and the Seesmic team have forged ahead in working to deliver a strong alternative to TweetDeck, letting Twitter and Facebook users update their status, view friends' updates and manage their social networking accounts from their desktop - complete with multiple account support, multiple columns, and all the standard features you would expect, from profile viewing to direct messages and search. Yesterday, at the TechCrunch CrunchUp event, Loic demonstrated not just a new version of Seesmic Desktop, but also a Web version that operates completely in the browser. And guess what? It's good - easily the best Web interface I've seen for Twitter yet.

Links to some good resources on using twitter in higher ed.

A great resource book with good ideas and how to's

For a service that is remarkably simple, Twitter is often difficult for new users to understand and to quickly turn into something useful. In fact, the simplicity of Twitter can actually be a barrier in the beginning, because there's not much to help a new user get started. So, we've put together this guide, which will help you understand the basic jargon of Twitter, find a good set of Twitter add-ons to streamline and strengthen your Twitter experience, and give you a list of 100 technology experts who are active on Twitter and are worth following.

Geoffrey Man discusses the placement of Twitter in the "trough of disillusionment" and why it's a good thing (c/o jk)