Following a tweet to Mashable: The Social Media Guide

Locally, there has been a lot of articles in the newspaper about twitter and how it's being used. A lot of people trying it out aimlessly do not understand the attraction users have to tweeting publicly. To them it seems a waste of time but for regular users who move in a fast paced world it's a way to connect to like minded individuals and find great resources and information quickly. 

I'm constantly on the move working with students and taking care of the administrative duties of the library's Information Commons. I've helped a dozen students while writing this post at the Help Desk. So you have an idea now how busy I am.  Twitter gives me a chance to follow other's in my field and find links to new resources in a quick glance. Yesterday, I linked from a tweet to a blog article on 10 tips for using twitter as a marketing tool  for artist. Today, I used a tweet link to find, Mashable: The Social Media Guide. 

It is a great tweet find for me since I now have a new resource for WordPress and other great articles on using web 2.0 tools in mashups. It is a great tweet because this summer I'm moving the FAQ blog for the Help Desk to WordPress and I don't have a lot of spare time. HTG, I have another student needing assistance.

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I hear a lot about the uses of Twitter in the news and from co-workers. One thing I have found it useful for is discovering new applications, web 2.0 articles and websites. Just today I found out about GoAnimate.com. I never would have checked it out except for a Tweet. GoAnimate.com: Welcome! by Alvin


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