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Is Twitter for the Birds?

1. How has Twitter been used beyond socializing, and for marketing? Use the articles connected to the project to outline how Twitter was used in these instances. Twitter has been used in many different ways. Twitter can be used to live report important events and bring attention to international social issues. For example the Arab Spring used social media to be louder than the voices of their oppressors. However in the boston massacre a lot of misinformation was spread and passed off as true. This is the good and bad of fast news. It could be a good way to combat misconceptions but also can create said misconceptions. 2. In what ways can Twitter be useful as a journalistic, political and / or organizational tool? Twitter can be useful as a journalistic tool by giving live updates of an event. Instead of waiting for the nightly news cycle, Twitter allows journalists to interact with their viewers live as news happens. It makes it easier for viewers that would like more information on ...
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Wiki How to

  Keeping your house clean can be a hard task if one has a busy life. The key to keeping a well organized house is to be well organized. THis tutorial will show steps on how to organize a cleaning schedule, clean, and stick to it. The first step will show a picture of everything needed to get started like cleaning supplies, a planner and a calendar. The second step will show the planner. It will describe how to use it properly by putting everything that needs to be done for the week at the start of the week. Then using any free time to schedule cleaning days. The second step will outline dos and don'ts. Such as do set a day once a week for laundry; don't let it pile up or leave clothes on the floor. Do take out trash when it's full; don't wait until garbage day. Do clean as you go in the kitchen; don't leave it for the next day. Etc  The third step will outline how to keep the bathroom clean in an effective manner. Doing a deep clean by putting the cleaner in the to...
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Social Media and me

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  From the time I was able to sign up for social media at the age of 13, I've had multiple social media accounts. Facebook, instagram, and the likes all at my very young very dumb fingertips.   I Felt untouchable because the internet is not real life right? Wrong. The internet is a scary place but social media is a different beast. The taglines for these sites are what's on your mind? Naturally people are going to spew their most genuine views on social media because of that. It’s by design. Social media is only intrusive if you let it be. As a preteen I let facebook and twitter into my every thought and into my daily life not thinking much of it. As I got older I started to realize people I haven't spoken to knew things about me that I've forgotten I divulged. That's where it became scary. At around 16 I stopped using social media as my journal and got an actual one. Since then my social media across all boards have consisted of memes that I find funny, statements ...
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