Twitter – Thing 7
I’m a Twitter rookie, but I think it’s great
because –
1)
… it is proving to be a
fantastic way to hear about what is going on in my Research World, ie
conferences, book launches, book reviews, links to events. I don’t follow personal friends and I am using
it only for work - following groups, museums, institutions, associations, etc.
2)
… tweets are necessarily short and to the
point; I like that.
3)
… it provides the opportunity
to ask questions and crowdsource. Thanks
for that suggestion on 23 Things. Must experiment more.
As a fluttery, newly-fledged tweeter, I did have a question though: how to manage the number of ‘follows’? (I mean, what is the realistic number of tweets
that anyone can scroll down and actually read in a day - when one is, ahem, supposed to be absorbed and working in one’s real Research World?) I like the idea of categorising them, so will try listing them with Tweetdeck in the way that blog ‘Technical Tattle’ has
suggested.
RSS – Thing 8
I tried Pulse for a bit, but then downloaded
the RSS Notifier app. It keeps the
notification bar visible, beside the menu, and I like that. Of course Twitter is also really
providing a news feed in the way that I use it.
So, one way and another, I am now feeling incredibly well fed with
information. Like it.
