Twitter finally taking off

Twitter actually arrived sometime last year, but this is when it arrived for me. For most of the world, they are not using Twitter to follow famous people or interesting people for fun. While cool, I don't seem to have the desire or time to do that kind of stuff. So twitter remained a novelty. No more.

I'm down in Calgary at the ADETA conference. Some very cool people here and, as usually happens when that is true, I'm learning. One thing I'm learning is the next step in shaping your own personal learning network. First step TWITTER

During one of the keynotes, a speaker put up on the live screen a live twitter search for a tag (ADETA09). Instantly anyone could post a tweet and have their comments up on the board. Very cool, cost nothing. This did two things. First, it deepened the discussion, but two it showed a whole bunch of active twitters from the DL sphere and mostly in or around Alberta. Very cool. I quickly clicked on names and started following them. Now I have a more meaningful group who will likely post tweets that relate to my field. Super cool. I'm slowing building a good PLN

Anyway, if you haven't tried twitter, do so now. Follow me if you'd like I'm: jonxaxkonrad.