Please don't kill me or think I'm an old lady who is unwilling to change with the new technology of the day, but I didn't like Twitter. Most of the tweets I read were about tattoo removal websites, how to get a $60 Starbucks card, and teachers complaining about how bored they were on a Saturday night. No offence, but I don't need an update on what people are doing during the day. However, I could see how this would be useful for answers to my questions because you would get information and links to websites right away from 20-30 people. I just found Google Reader to be so much more beneficial for gaining new information. I know when blogs are updated and I love that people can actually explain things and give you a link whereas Twitter limits you to a sentence or two.
I’ve gotten off my soap box. Please let me know if I totally missed the point:)
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I can understand your frustration with Twitter. Most people need to give it about 2-3 months and really build your network to start seeing the value. The live stream (everyone’s Tweets) is overwhelming and useless in my opinion. But I wanted to show you just a glimpse of my Twitter stream from my PLN – full of resources! I will say that I am very careful about who I follow and drop those that don't stick to professional educational exchanges.
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