See also | Twitter on the KS Toolkit
Introduction on the recent KM4DEV event 2008 we talked about twitter, a micro-blogging tool and another way to collaborate on a daily base online. Essential it offers another way for KM4DEV members to help each other. It is like Skype chat but directed to a whole community. Twitter is perfect to exchange quickly information, to use synergies and discuss. Personally I had an incredible experience so far to connect with people online to share and learn. I reached the network size that I basically always get at least one answer when I ask something. Best it works as a pull-method so you decide when to engage. Curious? Try it out here: http://twitter.com and be sure to connect to the existing KM4DEV Twitterer.
Keywords
- micro-blogging
- online collaboration.
Detailed Description
KM4Dev Discussions
Here is a list of who is already part of it from KM4DEV, which we could put on the KM4DEV wiki. (Each account can be protected for private use only!. Add your name!
- http://twitter.com/ahewlitt
- http://twitter.com/annebabcock
- http://twitter.com/bevtrayner
- http://twitter.com/carl_wkg
- http://twitter.com/ckreutz
- http://twitter.com/dorineruter
- http://twitter.com/dsenmartin
- http://twitter.com/ewenlb
- http://twitter.com/foundationcaba
- http://twitter.com/gaurisalokhe
- http://twitter.com/GordonHarris
- http://twitter.com/ithorpe
- http://twitter.com/janelennon
- http://twitter.com/joitske
- http://twitter.com/josien
- http://twitter.com/jschunter
- http://twitter.com/km4dev2008
- http://twitter.com/maartenboers
- http://twitter.com/mpagah
- http://twitter.com/NancyWhite
- http://twitter.com/neoluk
- http://twitter.com/NynkeKruiderink
- http://twitter.com/pbrolley
- http://twitter.com/pels
- http://twitter.com/pjbury
- http://twitter.com/profBury
- http://twitter.com/rfullan
- http://twitter.com/rsamii
- http://twitter.com/sdohrn
- http://twitter.com/simonestaiger
- http://twitter.com/stevek1958
- http://twitter.com/talinehay
- http://twitter.com/vereledevreede
Examples in Application
Related FAQs [Insert links to related FAQs]
Further Information
- As usual there is another explain it in plain English: http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
- Nancy White has an excellent Wiki with collaboration stories through Twitter: http://onlinefacilitation.wikispaces.com/Twitter+Collaboration+Stories
- Newbies guide to Twitter: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/
- 10 reasons why Twitter makes a difference, by Christian Kreutz: http://www.crisscrossed.net/2007/11/19/10-reasons-why-statuses-and-tweets-are-a-key-for-social-networks/
- KS Toolkit article on Micro-blogging: http://www.kstoolkit.org/Microblogging
Some twitterpacks where you may find interesting twitterers
- Twitter in the Netherlands with people twittering about development http://ontwikkeling.twittergids.nl/
- ICT4D twitter list http://www.ictworks.org/network/ictworks-network/151#comment-66
- Christian Kreutz compiled a list of 400+ ICT4D twitterers http://www.crisscrossed.net/2009/08/25/a-worldwide-community-mapping-400-ict4d-twitter-users/
Extensions for Firefox
- twitter fox: "http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5081/"
Original Author and Subsequent Contributors of this FAQ
- Christian Kreutz
- Simone Staiger-Rivas
- Luca Servo
- Gauri Salokhe
Dates of First Creation and Further Revisions
- June 2009
FAQ KM4Dev Source Materials
- Email from Christian to Km4Dev list
[Raw text of email discussions on which the FAQ is based]
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