Thing #11: Explore Twitter

Have you experienced Twitter yet? It's a free social networking and micro-blogging service that connects its users through short messages called "tweets". It's really just like a blog, only each post can contain a maximum of 140 characters.

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Even if you don't join or contribute to Twitter, you can still use its powerful search function. Now watch this video:



So, for this "thing", you are required to search on Twitter for tweets on a topic that interests you. If you wish, you are also encouraged to sign up to Twitter and tweet about the 23 Things program!

Discovery Exercise:

1. Go to Twitter and search for a term that interests you. For example, try "Monash" and see what people are saying!

2. Sign up for a Twitter account. You can use a pseudonym if you are concerned about privacy, and you are welcome to delete your Twitter account later if you decide not to continue using it.

3. Tweet! If you include the hashtag "#monash23" in your tweet, then other participants in this program will be able to find it by simply searching for it. It will also appear in the new widget that's been added on the left of this main page!

4. Write a blog post to describe your experiences on Twitter.