Twitter

Over a year ago, I created a Twitter account; but, after a few days, it seemed too difficult to find something to post with enough frequency to make it worthwhile to be "followed". When we began to use Twitter as a part of this course, I found that it was an interesting experience, and thought that Twitter could be used as one tool in an arsenol of tools.

However, since then, I believe that I have become a Twitter convert!  The account, http://twitter.com/mtzicher makes it easy to broadcast information and web links to one's followers (students, colleagues, etc.).  Its 140 character limit forces brevity; and makes posting information quick and easy.  Most articles and blogs have a built-in widget that allows them to be shared using Twitter.  All one needs to do is login, add a little description, and press the "Tweet" button!

By following others, one can add to their own tweets.  While the followed tweets are only immediately available to the person who "owns" the twitter account, they can be retweeted to all of their followers.  Applying this techniques makes it incredibly easy to have enough content to satisfy most followers.