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Beginners guide to Twitter

Published on June 25, 2010 By ajhalls

This is my personal guide to using Twitter as a beginner, based on my own experience. How to get get started: Get yourself down to www.twitter.com, and register for an account. Once you’ve done this, add a little information about you (who you are, where you live, etc), and upload a photo to add a [...]

Foursquare to take on the big boys?

Published on May 25, 2010 By ajhalls

Mashable labelled it the social media offering to watch in 2010, The Onion mocked it and ridiculed its supporters, whilst experts seem to think it has big things in store. So, what does foursquare mean for journalists? Tweet This Post

What can student journalists get from Twitter?

Published on May 13, 2010 By ajhalls

When I joined Twitter on August 6th last year, I did so for no particular reason, and it wasn’t until November of 2009 that I even tweeted for the first time. Since then, however, my love for Twitter has grown – and is now one of the first pages I open when I log on [...]