The use of twitter over the week has been a very
interesting experience, having not used twitter much over the years it was
difficult for me to see how it could be used in a positive way for research.
However, as I began to use the various elements that twitter has I could easily
see that it is indeed a very effective tool in the way of gathering information
as well as connecting with others who share the same interests. In order to
connect with those who were tweeting about topics that were of interest to me I
used the hash tag function. This function allows all tweets that contain the
same tagged word to be grouped together, allowing for the user to see all
tweets that are about that subject at the click of a button. When tweeting
about stories that have been on the web recently the most relevant # that I
included was #travel, this was due to the fact that my subject and topic of
interest was travel. Other hash tags that I included within my tweets were
things such as adventure, world and tips; I used the function to include these
words as they are all connected to the main idea of travel, therefore by doing
this if users weren’t necessarily searching the travel hash tag they could
still be linked back to my account.
Tweets:
All of you who haven't had the chance to #travel
the #world,
here are some of the reasons I love to #travel!
http://aeuropeansummer13.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/introducing-my-topic.html …
Research,
research, research people! Some of the best #tips
to know before you set off for your next #adventure
http://www.news.com.au/money/cost-of-living/cool-savings-on-travel-costs/story-fnagkbpv-1226744217926 …
Re-tweets:
13 tips for roaming the world freely and safely http://huff.to/1cPmWrn (@huffposttravel)
Classic Paris: a fresh look at the City of Light http://ow.ly/p2jkj #lp #travel (@lonelyplanet)
Food, glorious food! Tour de dessert: Europe's most
delicious pastries, cakes and tarts http://ow.ly/pbfX4 #lp #travel
(@lonelyplanet)
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