Twitter

Twitter

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.
• twitter

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/smithjd
• 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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