Twitter

Twitter twitter little bird…

Ever wonder what all the fuss is about? Well this article won’t completely satisfy your curiousity but it does feature yours truly.

Joining Facebook and MySpace is a new social networking Web site that is beginning to make its presence known at Penn State — Twitter.

“I’ve been using it for a year or so,” said Christian Brady, dean of the Schreyer Honors College. “It’s a social tool that fills a niche between instant messaging and mailing lists.”

The author even closed out the story with a quote from your hero:

Those interested in Twitter can access the service in several ways. In addition to the Web site itself, there are several computer and Web applications available that give users more functionality and access. Users can also send and receive tweets with their cell phones and download applications for iPhones and BlackBerrys.

Brady said Twitter is public, and users should watch what they post.

“I don’t post anything private on Twitter,” he said. “Anything on the Internet will get out.”

Them’s words to live by!

Praying with Twitter

Feb 10th, 2009

by Christian Brady.

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On Twitter and need reminders to pray rather than eavesdrop on @stephenfry? Check out the feeds from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

Prayer Feeds on Twitter

We have set up the following prayer feeds on Twitter.
twitter.com/praying4 (occasional news items for prayer)
twitter.com/prayinghours (hourly feed of prayers taken from the below four feeds)
twitter.com/prayingpsalms (hourly feed of prayers from the Psalms)
twitter.com/chrysostomhours (hourly feed of prayers from this set attributed to John Chrysostom)
twitter.com/chrysostominter (hourly feed of intercessions from a prayer attributed to John Chrysostom)
twitter.com/prayingpotp (hourly feed of prayers taken from Prayers of the People)

For more background about this project, see these two blog posts:

• Praying the Hours in 2009
• Tweets of Common Prayer: An Ancient Practice on a New Technology

And of course you could follow me on Twitter: Targuman

Targuman’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-31

Mar 31st, 2008

by Christian Brady.

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No internet here. Oh well. Catch you all later! #
In the Charleston airport. Boarding in an hour. #
Went to Parris Island today and saw new recruits being drilled. Lots of ideas for new student orientation. #
on the plane and getting ready to go An MD85 werent these grounded? #
oh MD88. Any better? #
Landed in ATL 1 hour before departure for SC #
A( gate with BK Jr #
Burger King #
Odd how flying into such a small town I rarely see folks I know #

Targuman’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-30

Mar 30th, 2008

by Christian Brady.

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I need to do the dishes, clean some clothes, pack and get sleep. 5 AM comes early. SC and back in 36 hours. #
@colecamplese congratulations again! (And happy birthday?!) #
@Robin2go @SCMProfessor You know I do! And on Flickr: targuman #
@SCMProfessor Sadly I will be travelling tomorrow. #
Just found my wife’s phone…in the garbage disposal. Miraculously still working. Powered down and will let it dry for a few days. #
@SCMProfessor Atlanta. I will take the camera and see what I can find. (Back to the dishes, now that the phone has been fished out) #
E’s phone was on the window ledge. We think a call vibrated the phone and plop. I had just turned on the water, but not disposal. #
@micala I don’t see the group on Flickr… #
G’night everyone. #
@SCMProfessor Yes, existing iPhones are supposed to run the new firmware. #
Off to the airport! #
arrived in ATL I took dramamine bc they said it would be a rough flight Cant stay awake #
Landed in Charleston, SC. #

Targuman’s Twitter Updates for 2008-03-29

Mar 29th, 2008

by Christian Brady.

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The day is waning and time for bed. First, to read some comics and unwind. *sproing* #
Larry Lesing is opening the Penn State Teaching and Learning Symposium #
Sorry – Lessig #
Follow @SCMProfessor – his tweets are more detalied.. #
@SCMProfessor If we don’t twitter the terrorists win! #
Lesig uses WAY too many Keynote slides: one per word for very sentence. #
Lesig: mashups (he calls it remix) are the new writing Latin is writing with words #
Now on to copyright law. (For those who don’t know, this is his Big Deal®) #
Lesig; plea for leadership. eg his Creative Commons #
Lesig; plea for leadership. eg his Creative Commons #
@scmprofessor – not lose it engagement we get new, additional engagement #
@scmprofessor – not my point. we dont drop one means of contact for the other we add a new layer #
Now the other Dr. Brady is going to speak about using social networks with "non-traditional students." #
What is a non-traditional student? "Age 24 years or older, vet…" #
"We are all individuals" Life of Brian #
@dtatusko Sadly I could not make ELI. So far the Symposium is very good. #
How to talk about "non-traditinal students" as a group if they are all so different? #
"remix" is old school. #
"social networks" are just tools. The "social" component cannot be forced, it happens or it doesn’t. The networks are simply tools. #
Thank you to all who just followed me in my brother’s session! #
Wiki is not a social networking tool, it is a collaborative tool. Relationships MAY develop but it is not the goal or function of the tool. #
@Robin2go Thanks! Arguing is a family tradition. #
Not in a graet session, but too lazy to move. I will get some work done. #
I have a diff concern than I have heard at TLT: How to communicate with students. I say we stick with email as official (and print) but… #
We should also use Facebook events, Twitter, blogs for announcements. Text messages? No. Systems aren’t designed for what we need. #
@stevier Hmmmmaybe, re SMS via ColdFusion, but aren’t there times when it is appropriate to set standards and stick with em for a while? #
did she say she was a stripper?! #
@Robin2go Oh yes I did! uh huh! #
Back in the office ready to recieve a group of prospective SHC Penn Staters! Enjoying the TLT folks! #
Insurance for the Vespa: $27/year. I can handle that. #
Relationships and Twitter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/targuman/2372053072/ #
@SCMProfessor Are you hip to that beat? http://www.flickr.com/photos/targuman/2371216917/ #
it was great to meet all the TLT friends! sorry i missed the after party #