Daily News Article - June 5, 2009
1. What is Twitter?
2. What percent of Twitter users account for 90% of all tweets, according to a report from Harvard Business School?
3. How does the percentage of Twitter users sending 90% of all tweets compare with the same percentage of Facbook users entering content at that site?
4. a) What conclusion do the researchers at Harvard make about Twitter based on their data?
b) Are you surprised by this information? Explain your answer.
5. Why do you think that a typical Twitter user only tweets once in their Twitter lifetime and that half of all Twitter users give up their account after one month?
6. What do you think is the best way to use Twitter? - For what purpose can Twitter best be used?
7. List the forms of social media you use. Which do you think are most helpful? Which do you find least useful? Explain your answers.
"...the term social media refers to the new wave of Internet-based communication tools such as blogs, social networks, and news aggregators. These sites allow users to post content, communicate with one another, and build online communities based on common goals and interests. In practice, however, social media is emerging as the collective voice of the people on the Internet."
(from honestreporting.com)