What Is Twitter?

Presentation to UW digital journalism class.

Notes and PPT

• Getting Out of Jail (Egypt)
• From Twitter to NYT in 24 hours (Motrin)
• Worst Twitter Post Ever? (Memphis)

Who’s On Twitter?

• Author Tim Ferriss
• Entrepreneur Craig Newmark
• Technology Evangelist Chris Pirillo

What Publications/Journalists Are on Twitter?

• Anna Marie Cox
• cNet
• NPR News
• NY Review of Books
• WaPo Chris Cillizza
• WaPo Dan Froomkin

What Aggregators Are On Twitter?

• Obama PolFeed
• NewsJunkie
• TechMeme

How to Read and Post

• Twitter.com
• Cellphone/text (configure after setting up account)
• Tweetdeck (requires Adobe Air)
• Twhirl (requires Adobe Air)