Hashable.com

30+ Twitter Tools for Research « Ana ADI 30+ Twitter Tools for Research Posted by Ana ADI on November 6, 2010 · 28 Comments NOTE: If you find this blog post useful please bookmark it. I am planning to include here the latest info on Twitter tools. For some time now, I am doing my best to participate in a Twitter chat dedicated to social media measurement, #smmeasure, as a means of exploring what practitioners do and of discovering new tools. TwentyFeet is a rather new platform dedicated to aggregating statistics related to Twitter and Facebook accounts. TwitterAnalyzer provides a variety of activity evolution metrics including user activity (number of tweets, chats, subjects, hashtags, links) and follower metrics (online followers, growth rate, density map, RTing accounts) and user interaction (mentions). TweetEffect visualizes the fluctuations of followers for designated account. Xefer is an alternative to TweetStats. TwitterGrader is measuring the power, reach and authority of a twitter account. Reach Influence Volume/Trends

The future of social media at the National Archives In November 2011, conversations about connection technologies have shifted from whether governments should use social media to how governments should use social media. Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube are part of the default template for the websites of newly elected officials. As the year comes to an end, the risks and rewards of Web 2.0 are better known for both citizens and government alike. It’s in that context that the National Archives recently convened a conversation about “What’s Next?” David Ferriero (@dferriero), the Archivist of the United States of America (AOTUS), introduced the forum on social media: Access to records in this century means digital access. Ferriero introduced the idea of a “citizen archivist” after he joined the National Archives in 2009. Prior to the “What’s Next?” If you watch the video, you’ll see Ferriero and Wright discuss how the National Archives is thinking about the work of preservation in the age of social media. 1. Related:

Twitalyzer: Serious Analytics for Social Relationships Shout: About the Project Shout invites educators and students to take an active role in global environmental issues. Connect online to interact with experts in the field, share ideas, and collaborate with people around the world who, like you, are committed to solving environmental challenges. Shout gives participants a framework for success, with resources and tools for exercising social responsibility while building the 21st-century skills of collaboration, innovation, and critical thinking. The Shout program offers: • Online events hosted by the Smithsonian Institution that feature some of the world’s leading scientists and environmental experts as well as representatives of other fields who bring diverse perspectives to the issues at hand. • Access to Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Network, a global community of educators who value innovative uses of information and communication technology, in order to share environmental education resources, experiences, and best practices with teachers around the world.

Glass half full: Life after trauma. How do you use your Klout for Good? How do you use your Klout for Good? December 14th, 2010 by Ashley Jacober To spread the warmth this holiday season, Klout is teaming up with Moms and Jobs (MoJo), who provides employment and child care for single moms living in poverty. Their get a blanket, give a blanket offer donates one blanket to charity whenever someone buys a blanket from MoJo. A selected group of key influencers will be getting a luxury soft blanket, and on their behalf, Klout and MoJo will be donating another blanket to charity- Pine Street Inn of Boston and Compass Family Services of San Francisco. So, in the season of giving Klout wants to hear how you use your Klout for good. How do you or someone you admire use your influence (Klout) for good? Use this format: I use my #KloutforGood by tweeting out when a friend needs help Check out how @username uses their #KloutforGood by raising money for charity Vote for your favorites by retweeting them.

8% Of Americans Use Twitter And More Stats You Need To See Earlier this year, Twitter boasted that the site had grown to around 190 million users who tweet around 65 million times each day. These statistics are impressive, but the Pew Research Center has come out with its own numbers that provide some context for Twitter's growth and how far the microblogging service has yet to go before it is mainstream. According to Pew, 8% of Americans on the Internet use Twitter. That number is larger among certain groups, including adults between 18 and 29 years old, African-Americans and Latinos, as well as people who live in cities. Pew notes that the most recent survey was a follow-up to previous research which found that, in September 2010, 24% of Internet users said they "use the internet to use Twitter or another service to share updates about yourself or to see updates about others." Pew's report also sheds light on how Twitterers use the service (see charts below). What do you make of Pew's findings?