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Presentations from NG Conference 200911 September 2009Here's a collection of the various presentations and materials from the Northern Grid Conference 2009. Keynote - Translating Policy Into Practice Twitter - How to Have a Positive Twitter Experience19 August 2009
So, what is Twitter? "Twitter is not chat" "Twitter is the largest staffroom in the world" www.Twitter.com is a social network service - currently free to join.
‘What are you doing?’ is the question when you log in to your Twitter account and whilst some ‘tweeters’ may post; ‘Watching TV’ or ‘Having a beer with friends’ There can be something almost ‘arty’ about these notes on the mundanity of our modern existence and there are some celebrities on Twitter who offer interesting insights into their day to day lives. Those who follow Stephen Fry gain a personal and almost intimate sense of his perspective and views on events in the world as they happen. For many of us, this is not the reason we use Twitter and prefer to use Twitter to share information, ideas and experiences of direct relevance to our work. The following tweet exemplifies the kind of information that appears in the @northerngrid timeline
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NG Awards & Conference 200927 June 2009
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The Northern Grid Awards Ceremony and Conference 2009 held on the 25th till the 26th June at the Gosforth Park Marriott was a huge success!
