Twitter mosaic

Not only is this a fun tool, but I thought it might help you (my students) browse through the list of people I’m following on twitter and maybe find a couple you want to follow, too.
Get your twitter mosaic here.

Links about SMNRs

For use in class on October 23.
Die! Press release! Die! Die! Die!, Tom Foremski (blog, twitter)
The Social Media Press Release, Todd Defren (blog, twitter)
First SMPR template, Second SMPR template, from SHIFT Communications
Ford examples: Ford Focus, Ford F-150
SMNR building tools: PR X Builder, Pitch Engine, Edelman Story Crafter (SMNR about it)

Social Media tools

Please see this list of social media tools by Chris Brogan.
Check them out, try to figure out what they are (some of them, most of them, OK if not all of them). It will be useful for class discussion on Thursday.
You may want to post a Response on your blog about some tools that you [...]

How do you feel about twitter?

So, how’s twitter working for you?
How do you feel about it?
What do you get/not get?
Who are you following?
Why are you not following more people? What are the barriers that prevent you from spreading your wings and networking with the PR world?
Use the comments to let me know what’s going on, so I can figure out [...]

Advice on how to twitter

This morning before class I asked the people who follow me on twitter to welcome you by finishing this sentence:
GOOD tweets are…
Below is a screenshot of their replies to me. Pay attention to their advice, and when you do follow them back, thank them for the welcome.
Please take a few days to use twitter just [...]

Twitter

You know how to use the tool, but you also need to learn how to use it appropriately and effectively. Here are some tips:

Guide to twitter for PR students, by UGA PR professor Karen Russell (@karenrussell)
Twitter for beginners: 5 things to do as a new twitter user.
7 Tips for new twitter users from Shel Israel [...]

10 great online tools for college students

Via Read/Write/Web, a post about 10 great (FREE) online tools for college students. Tools for note taking, calendaring and scheduling, managing bibliographies, etc. Very useful, take a look!