Great Explanation of Twitter

Posted on October 14, 2008

Ran across one of the better explanations of what Twitter. Reccomended for those still getting a feel for social media and its tools.

(Via Jennifer Laycock at Search Engine Guide)

Last month at fall SBMU here in Columbus, I was trying to explain Twitter to some folks in my social media session who weren’t familiar with it. Since I’m a big fan of analogies, I spent the week before the show trying to come up with a quick and easy way to explain Twitter. The thing that kept popping into my head was the idea of a wall of Post-it notes. If you’re still having a hard time understanding Twitter, hear me out for one more explanation.

Tracking the Conversation

There are millions of people in the world with thoughts, opinions and questions. Some of them say things you’ll want to hear, others don’t. Some will occasionally talk about you, others won’t. Some will occasionally ask you questions or tell you things, and others won’t.

The question is, how do you keep track of all these conversations?

Read the rest of the article with photos included here.

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