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TWITTER LINKS FOR THE COURSE
Course Coordinator’s Twitter page (send tweets to him by inserting @CyberActivism at the start of your tweet): http://twitter.com/CyberActivism
Seminar discussion page on Twitter: (#ans498) – http://twitter.com/search?q=%23ans498
(To post messages to the class as a whole in Twitter, add #ans498 to the end of your tweet)
List of all tweeters in the class: http://twitter.com/CyberActivism/cyber-activism-seminar
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PEOPLE YOU SHOULD FOLLOW FOR THIS COURSE
Evgeny Morozov:
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/Evgenymorozov
On FOREIGN POLICY – Net Effect: http://neteffect.foreignpolicy.com/
Homepage: http://www.evgenymorozov.com/
Clay Shirky:
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/cShirky
Clay Shirky’s Writings About the Internet (Economics & Culture, Media & Community, Open Source): http://www.shirky.com/
Here Comes Everybody: http://www.herecomeseverybody.org/
Gaurav Mishra:
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/Gauravonomics
On Global Voices – Advocacy: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/author/gaurav/
Gauravonomics Blog on Social Media and Social Change: http://www.gauravonomics.com/
Ethan Zuckerman:
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/EthanZ
On Global Voices: http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/ezuckerman/
My Heart’s in Accra: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/
Jonathan Zittrain:
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/zittrain
The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It: http://futureoftheinternet.org/blog
MORE SUGGESTIONS: http://tweepml.org/Digital-Activism/
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ORGANIZATIONS RESEARCHING TWITTER
BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY at Harvard University:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
WEB ECOLOGY PROJECT, Boston:
http://www.webecologyproject.org/
SYSOMOS RESOURCE LIBRARY, Sysomos, Toronto:
http://www.sysomos.com/company/reports-and-whitepapers
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NEWS ABOUT TWITTER
- MASHABLE: http://mashable.com/
- TECH CRUNCH: http://www.techcrunch.com/
- make your Twitter page into a newspaper: http://twittertim.es/
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RESOURCES FOR USING/STUDYING TWITTER
Some of the best tools for your regular use:
- Twitter Search: quickly find key words discussed by tweeters, locate hashtag lists: http://search.twitter.com/
- Twit That (See something interesting on the web? This posts the title of the page, its URL, and may allow you space to add comments): http://twitthat.com/
- Tweet Burner (shortens links, ideal for tweets): http://tweetburner.com/
- Tweet Deck (a very popular, alternate way to follow Twitter, post messages, organize lists, groups): http://www.tweetdeck.com/
- Twitter Fall (ideal for following very fast-paced discussions that have many updates; you can post from here as well): http://twitterfall.com/
- List of Twitter tools and Twitter applications (apps): http://oneforty.com/?utm_source=twdef
- MASHABLE’s guide to Twitter Lists, Resources, and How-Tos: http://mashable.com/category/twitter-lists/
Remember also for your research:
DIIGO – http://www.diigo.com/index
Take the Tour of Diigo: http://www.diigo.com/learn_more
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Using Twitter on your cell phone:
- Twitter Phone FAQ: http://help.twitter.com/forums/59008/entries/14014
- How to Use Twitter with Your Cell Phone: http://www.ehow.com/how_2075926_use-twitter-cell-phone.html
- Getting Twitter setup on your mobile phone: http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Getting-Twitter-Setup-On-Your-Mobile-Phone
- 20 ways to use Twitter from your mobile phone: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/04/16/20-ways-to-use-twitter-on-your-cell-phone-or-mobile-internet-device/
- Twits to Go: Top 12 Twitter Apps for Your Phone: http://mashable.com/2007/07/09/twitter-mobile-2/
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Generating statistical reports on a specific Twitter user:
- TweetStats: http://tweetstats.com/
- Twitalyzer: http://www.twitalyzer.com/
- TwitterAnalyzer: http://twitteranalyzer.com/Default.aspx
- TwitterGrader: http://twitter.grader.com/
- Retweet Rank: http://www.retweetrank.com/
- Klout: http://klout.com/
- TweepDiff (compare followers between two Twitter users – may not be relevant to all research projects, skip if appropriate): http://tweepdiff.com/
- TwitterFriends: http://twitter-friends.com/index.php
- TweetEffect: http://tweeteffect.com/
- Bettween (track a conversation between two tweeters): http://www.bettween.com/
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Tools for studying trends on Twitter as a whole, finding political campaigns:
- Twibbon (find political campaigns on Twitter): http://twibbon.com/
- act.ly – tweet change – Twitter activism, petitions, events: http://act.ly/
- GovLive Tweets – track U.S. Government tweets: http://www.govlive.com/tweets
- Trendistic: http://trendistic.com/
- TweetNews: http://tweetnews.appspot.com/
- StrawPoll: http://strawpollnow.com/
- Just Tweet It! Find other Twitter users like you: http://justtweetit.com/
- Acamin: share files on Twitter: http://www.acamin.com/
- Trends Map (trending topics by geographic locations – limited): http://trendsmap.com/
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RESOURCE GUIDES FOR DIGITAL ACTIVISM
- Digital Activism resource persons on Twitter: http://tweepml.org/Digital-Activism/
- The Digi-Active Guide to Twitter for Activism: http://www.digiactive.org/wp-content/uploads/digiactive_twitter_guide_v1-0.pdf
- A Digi-Active Introduction to Facebook Activism: http://www.digiactive.org/wp-content/uploads/digiactive_facebook_activism.pdf
- Quick ‘n’ Easy Guide to Online Advocacy: http://onlineadvocacy.tacticaltech.org/
- Blog for a Cause! The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy, by Mary Joyce: http://www.digiactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/gv_blog_advocacy2.pdf
- Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents (by Reporters without Borders): http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/handbook_bloggers_cyberdissidents-GB.pdf
- Cross-Posting for Advocacy: An Introduction to Effective Social Media Integration: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/crossposting.pdf
- Learning from Obama: Lessons for Online Communicators in 2009 and Beyond (e-book): http://www.epolitics.com/learning-from-obama.pdf
- Sysomos: Inside the Political Twittersphere: http://www.sysomos.com/insidetwitter/politics
- Sysomos: An In-Depth Look Inside Twitter: http://www.sysomos.com/insidetwitter/
