Eric Dover will present “Twitter Tools” at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in 501 Hale Library. (Editor’s note: This session was rescheduled from March 4.) This session will cover possible uses of Twitter and cool tools such as TweetDeck, to help organize and send Tweets. Bring your own Twitter experiences, as we will also be having an open discussion about Twitter and how others use it.
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Keeping up with IT security news at K-State
The world of IT security is very dynamic — the threats are constant, persistent, and evolving, as are the tools and strategies for combating the threats. To help K-Staters sift through the volumes of IT security information produced daily, K-State’s IT security team maintains an IT security threats blog with information gleaned from a variety of sources. Information is posted about new vulnerabilities and/or patches in applications used commonly at K-State, current attacks seen at K-State, warnings about spear phishing scams and other forms of fraud, and other security-related news relevant to K-State.
To accommodate the variety of ways people prefer to get information, K-State’s IT security news is available in several ways:
- Webpage – visit the K-State IT Security Threats Blog daily
- E-mail – subscribe to the SIRT-THREATS mailing list
- Twitter – follow KSU_IT_Threats on Twitter
- RSS feed
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TechBytes March 4: Twitter Tools
Eric Dover will present “Twitter Tools” at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, in 501 Hale Library. This session will cover possible uses of Twitter and cool tools, such as TweetDeck, to help organize and send Tweets. Bring your own Twitter experiences, as we will also be having an open discussion about Twitter and how others use it.
Spring 2010 TechBytes series begins Thursday, Feb. 4
The TechBytes series begins Feb. 4. Sessions are scheduled 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Hale Library.
| Thursdays | TechBytes topic | Location |
| Feb. 4 | Windows 7 | 501 Hale Library |
| Feb. 11 | Yolink Search | 501 Hale Library |
| Feb. 18 | Time to Talk | 501 Hale Library |
| Feb. 25 | Many Uses of WordPress | 301A Hale Library |
| March 4 | Twitter Tools | 501 Hale Library |
| March 11 | Zimbra Calendar | 501 Hale Library |
| March 25 | Google Wave | 501 Hale Library |
TechBytes seminars are free and open to the K-State community. This series shares technology innovations with the campus community, whether it’s a new technology or a new way to use an existing technology. Visit the TechBytes website for descriptions of the sessions.
Spotlight: Make websites easier to visit with URL shortening services
Tired of trying to point your friends to that one picture on Facebook, or that great blog post with the ridiculously long URL (web address)? There’s a solution out there for you. Many websites have started offering URL shortening services. What is URL shortening?
Imagine you want to point someone to an article in InfoTech Tuesday and the article’s URL is itnews.itac.k-state.edu/2009/07/simplify-internet-browsing-by-using-tabs/ . Obviously, that URL is too long and difficult to dictate to someone. What if, instead of that gargantuan URL, you could give them tinyurl.com/muzhwa or bit.ly/3WASwn?
Those are a lot more manageable and won’t take up an entire line in an e-mail, which is the beauty of URL shortening. Continue reading “Spotlight: Make websites easier to visit with URL shortening services”
Spotlight: Using Twitter to stay in touch with people, issues, sites
Twitter has been all the rage since its launch in March 2006. It’s part of the so-called microblogging phenomena (also known as “micro-sharing” and “micro-updating”), which allows people to offer 140-character messages in virtually real time using this web-based interface (on their computers, laptops, or web-enabled mobile devices). The Twitter homepage may be accessed at twitter.com.
This site shows what people are “tweeting” about down to the microsecond, for a real-time awareness of popular issues and “sentiment.” The popular sites are represented in text at the bottom part of the site, and these are clickable links to the publicly available tweets. (Monitoring tools are available to track microblog postings for company image management.)
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Tips on using Twitter for academics
Are you considering using Twitter in your fall course, but aren’t sure how to use it in an academic setting? Check out 100 Serious Twitter Tips for Academics by Jill Gordon. The author provides great tips on how to get started, Twitter etiquette, classroom strategies, Twitter Tools, and more. Gordon includes a link to PollDaddy Twitter Polls, a simple tool appropriate for a quick survey of students’ understanding of a concept.
Managing Twitter and other social media
Where last week was an introduction to microblogging, this week is about learning some tools and strategies for managing the plethora of services and ways of communicating in this social media landscape. The immediate problem that occurs for most people who choose to engage in social media is how to choose which communities/services to get involved with and how to most seamlessly integrate them into their daily lives online. Here’s the scenario:
In real life (IRL) Joe knows Bob, Adam, and Sue. Joe’s looking to start venturing more into social media, to see what all the buzz is about. Joe created a Facebook account a while ago, but never uses it. Joe is friends with Bob on Facebook, but Adam and Sue don’t use Facebook. Joe chats with Adam on IM, but Sue and Bob don’t do IM. Joe knows Sue is a huge fan of Twitter, but Bob and Adam don’t like it one bit. Joe really just wants to connect with all of them online and it seems like such a hassle to have three different ways of communicating with them using social media.
In this common scenario, Joe is overwhelmed by it all and gives up before even getting started. While there is a lot to keep track of, it can be simplified a bit.
Microblogging: A guide to Twitter and the rest
A little more than two years ago, a new form of communication was birthed: microblogging.
Microblogging is a short form of blogging that allows users to send brief text or multimedia updates and publish them to a private or public audience. These messages can be published via a variety of means including text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail, or the Web.
While you may not be familiar with microblogging, you have probably heard of Twitter. Twitter has become the default example of microblogging, due in large part to its popularity. Twitter is a service that started as a side project by Odeo in March 2006. Shortly after spinning off as its own company in August 2007, it quickly became apparent that there was something unique and useful about the service.
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IDT Roundtable April 16: Social Media
The last IDT Roundtable session this semester is 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in Room 212 of the K-State Student Union.
Every day there seems to be something new on the Web designed to connect people in exciting, innovative ways. Come join iTAC staffers Kevin Champion, technology information specialist, and Ben Ward, instructional designer, as they take a wild journey exploring everything from Facebook to Twitter. Be prepared to jump into the discussion of new ideas, old fears, and where the future might take us.
Coffee, tea, and water will be available, and you are welcome to bring your lunch. RSVP to catl@k-state.edu, 785-532-7828. To learn about the past sessions, go to the IDT Roundtable website.
