Links for 2010-01-27
What I’m Reading Today
If you are a Twitter user, then you are likely aware of the new feature that was recently rolled out: Twitter Lists. Since the launch, plenty of material has popped up about the usefulness of Twitter lists, how to begin using Twitter lists, and advanced tips on how to use and leverage Twitter Lists for your benefit or the benefit of your company/organization. Below is a list of 29 such articles and posts.
The Twitter Lists List:
So What? Takes on the Impact and Significance of Twitter Lists
Twitter Lists In Detail or, “Yo Dawg, I Heard U Like Lists!” | TwiTip
New Twitter Lists: Open House or Velvet Rope? | Huffington Post
Why Twitter “Lists” Change Everything | Dave Troy
On Twitter Lists and Twitter Influence | Bloggers Blog
6 Ways Twitter Lists Are Changing the Game | Web Pro News
Three Reasons Twitter Lists Are Great (and Two Areas for Improvement) | Futurelab
Twitter lists and real-time journalism | CNN Tech
Twitter Lists: Relevance is in the Eye of the Beholder | Sitewire
Twitter Lists- Im Not Down | Chris Brogan
Prediction About Twitter Lists | Sean Bonner
Why Twitter Lists Are a Good Idea | Kalinago English
The Basics: How to Use Twitter Lists
How to: Use Twitter Lists | Demo girl
How Twitter Lists Work | The Next Web
HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists | Mashable
Essential: 8 Things to Consider Before Using Twitter Lists | TwiTip
Leveraging Twitter Lists
Twitter Lists for Journalism and PR | Journalistics
4 Ways News Organizations Are Using Twitter | Mashable
5 Ways To Use Twitter’s New List Feature For Marketers | Influential Marketing Blog
Twitter Lists: Frequently Asked Questions and Strategies | Mashable
HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists to Promote Nonprofits and Causes You Care About | Nonprofit Tech 2.0
10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists | Mashable
Ways To Use Twitter Lists for Your Nonprofit Work | Beth Kanter
Recommended Lists
10 Twitter Lists You Should Follow | Read Write Web
8 Twitter Lists All Students Should Follow | Hack College
Twitter Lists You Should Follow | The Business Insider
Other Resources
Twitter Lists Widget: Embed Your Lists on Your Blog | Mashable
Listorious – “Discover the best Twitter lists”
Listiti – “Google Alerts meets Twitter Lists
State of the University Word Cloud
Last week Harvey Perlman, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, delivered the annual State of the University address. If you missed it, full text can be found here.
I created this Wordle word cloud using the text from the Chancellor’s speech:
The word cloud does a nice job of highlighting some of the key themes and takeaways. I attempted to do the same on my own while I was sitting at the event.
Not too bad – I must be a good listener!
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What to expect from RIM in 2009: The year of the upgrades http://viigo.im/0LBr [#]
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Leaving academia? Why you should use social media when considering a career change. http://bit.ly/zrWhA #highered [#]
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Why are there no Mac viruses? http://bit.ly/5LUX9 [#]
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Published 3 Days and Counting…
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9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom http://bit.ly/T03vH | I don’t think my mom even reads my blog [#]
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Links, Tweets, and Posts for August 31st
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Have you noticed that every day is a Law and Order marathon. The show is perpetually on. [#]
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Published How to Tie a Tie
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Lifestreaming: Newspaper Uses Posterous to Solicit and Publish Reader Photos http://bit.ly/164s5m [#]
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7 Things That (Perhaps) Define a Learning Technologist http://bit.ly/13qPzv [#]
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University faculty, staff, and departments using Twitter at UNL http://bit.ly/92gIN [#]
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Macroblogging – because sometimes 140 characters is 1260 too few http://bit.ly/NSoSN [#]
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Social Media Experts and the Coming Truth Crisis http://bit.ly/8FmhL [#]
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Seeing signs like this all over campus can only mean one thing… #lnk #unl #huskers http://post.ly/3Xxh [#]
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Links, Tweets, and Posts for August 30th
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The Future of Reading: Pick Books You Like http://bit.ly/49HIrS // I don’t like this at all. Terrible idea. [#]
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What I’m Reading Today – 2009/08/10
Lots of great articles and posts to read today:
Three Twitter Searches You Didn’t Think Were Possible
How I Learned To Quit The iPhone And Love Google Voice
New and Social Media Communication Skills in Higher Education
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education
Comments – The missing link in your social media toolset
…and of course, these pieces regarding the recent Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed:
First Interview After Acquisition With FriendFeed And Facebook
Facebook Takes FriendFeed To Take On Twitter
Hi Facebook, It’s Me, FriendFeed. This Relationship? It’s Complicated.
Twitter Downtime is National News?
“Twitter is down.”
I remember a time when no one around me cared. “Twitter is down!” I would tell a co-worker in the cubicle next to me.
“What’s Twitter?”
“So what?”
“Big deal.”
“That’s nice”
Apparently times have changed. Yesterday’s outage due to Denial of Service Attack was given “front page” attention on CNN.com, FoxNews.com, DrudgeReport, and others. Perhaps this was due to the nature of the attack or the fact that Facebook was the target of a similar assault. Nevertheless, I think it is safe to say that Twitter is kind of a big deal these days.
What do you think? Was yesterday’s Twitter outage worthy of the national news attention it received?
