Twitter, Skype, Google Hang-out

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2.  Twitter is an online social networking service
and microblogging service that enables its
users to send and read text-based messages
of up to 140 characters, known as "tweets".

3.  Created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and
launched in July.
 Over 500 million active users as of 2012
◦ Over 1.6 billion queries daily

4.  2007 – 1.2 million tweets per year
 2008 - 4 million per year
 By June 2010 – 65 million per day
◦ 750 tweets per second
 By March 2012 – 340 million tweets per day

6.  As of October 2012, the accounts with the most followers
belonged to the following individuals and organizations:
 Lady Gaga (30 million followers worldwide)
 Justin Bieber (28.6 million)
 Katy Perry (27.3 million)
 Rihanna (26.1 million)
 Britney Spears (20.8 million)
 Barack Obama (20.5 million) - highest ranked account
representing a politician
 Taylor Swift (19.2 million)
 Shakira (18.3 million) - highest ranked account based outside
the United States
 YouTube (17.5 million) - highest account not representing an
individual
 Kim Kardashian (16.2 million)

7. 1. writer’s profile picture
2. writer’s Twitter @name
3. writer’s User name – e.g. John Smith
4. The “recycled” icon shows that the tweet you’re reading is a Retweet
5. The name of the person who retweeted this message.
6. The little balloon indicates a Google Maps reference in the tweet.
7. Image – the tweet contains a picture
8. Video – a video is embedded in this tweet
9. Reply – the tweet you’re viewing is a reply to an earlier tweet.
10. Expand – clicking here expands the sidebar to “drill down” on the current tweet.
11. The age of the tweet i.e. how long ago it was posted.
12. The #hashtag and is automatically hyper linked.
13. This is pretty much a standard hyperlink to an external location.
14. Also known as an @mention shows that this tweet is referencing another Twitter user.
15. Clicking on the @username expands the sidebar to show a summary profile of the person.

8.  Twitter is on online communication tool
 Platform for listening to others in new ways

10.  Created in 2003
 Microsoft bought it out in 2011
 663 million registered users as of September
2011
 is a proprietary voice-over-Internet Protocol
(VoIP) service
 Computers free, phones, text messaging-
there may be charge. Check with your
provider

11.  A free and easy way for teachers to open up
their classroom. Meet new people, talk to
experts, share ideas and create amazing
learning experiences with teachers from
around the world.

13.  Free video conferencing for up to 10 people
 Team collaboration
◦ offers a suite of productivity apps that let you share
what’s on your screen, collaborate in Google
Docs, view presentations and diagram together.
 you can also dial the person in by clicking on
the “Invite” button and then the “+telephone”
link.
 Calls to the US and Canada are free, and
international calling rates are very low.