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sla2008 twitter cloud

With thanks to the folks at Wordle (what a great tool!), I present you with a cloud based on the tweets from #sla2008.  The only term I removed from this graphic was sla2008. Click the thumbnail to view the larger image.

Also, here are the Top 15 Tweeps for #sla2008

1. conniecrosby
2. artquiltmaker
3. ChrisVestal
4. yankeeincanada
5. khuffman
6. nengard
7. desertlibrarian
8. leahs
9. jdysart
10. robotfrog
11. raabonte
12. CindysConfNotes
13. carolyne
14. jambina
15. lukelibrarian

Nice going y'all! There's probably more analysis that could be done with the 1,194 tweets that were re-tweeted, so stay tuned!

sla2008 re-tweeter

I have developed a re-tweeter for sla2008 based on the Twitter API and John Eckman's code.  Thanks John!

Starting on Wednesday June 11, 2008, the sla2008 Twitter account will become a re-tweeter.  What's a re-tweeter you ask?  It's simple.  When a follower of sla2008 posts a tweet with the hashtag #sla2008 in their tweet - probably best at the end of the tweet - that tweet will be posted to the sla2008 account.  The username of the person who sent the original tweet will appear at the start of the message followed by a ":".

If your mobile phone or handheld is setup to receive tweets from sla2008 (See Twitter Phone FAQ), you will receive the tweets everyone posts to your phone or handheld.  Also, you can check the sla2008 page directly to read what people have been tweeting about.  They will also appear on your "recent" tab as messages from sla2008.

There will be a 6 minute delay before tweets are re-tweeted.

Re-tweeting is helpful for:

• separating out your sla2008 related tweets from your other tweets
• sending broadcast messages (6 minute delay) to all sla2008 followers
• seeing what sla2008 followers are tweeting about without necessarily having to go to the sla2008 page (you have to have device updates from sla2008 turned on if you want the tweets sent to you)
• creating an archive of tweets on the sla2008 page

This will be an opt-in service.  Only your tweets with the hashtag (#sla2008) will be re-tweeted.

Using a number of tools out there, you can also follow the #sla2008 hashtag:

• Twitter (RSS)
• Summize (RSS)
• Tweetscan
• Hashtags.org

Further Reading

• Introduction to Twitter (SLA Innovation Lab)
• Twitter away at SLA (Daniel Lee aka Yankeeincanada)
• Twitter in Plain English (Common Craft)

A Twitter Tutorial

To retweet or not to retweet, that is the question

I have developed a retweeter for sla2008 based on the Twitter API and John Eckman's code.  Thanks John!

I have run it a few times with a small group and and it works perfectly.  My question now is...do we use it at SLA2008 or not?

The proposal is to turn the sla2008 account into a retweeter.  When a follower of sla2008 posts a tweet with the hashtag (#sla2008) in their tweet (probably best at the end), their tweet will be retweeted to all followers of sla2008 with their username at the start.

It would look something like this.

This image is based on the test account I created.

Retweeting is helpful for:

• sending immediate (5 minute delay) broadcast messages to sla2008 followers
• seeing what sla2008 followers are tweeting about without having to go to the sla2008 page
• creating an archive of tweets on the sla2008 page

It's an opt-in service as well.  Only your tweets with the hashtag (#sla2008) will be re-tweeted.

Any thoughts out there on this?