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Who are you following on Twitter?

Now, you can get the latest news about what's going on in North Carolina Cooperative Extension by following ncce_news. If you aren't already using twitter to share your interests or what you are doing with your friends, why not start now. Twitter is a great way to build and maintain those relationships when you don't have time to call or write. Its also a great way to keep up with what's new and exciting in your field. Why not become a leader in your field of expertise by sharing what you know and are learning.

If you're interested in finding other Extension twitterers, look at the eXtension People social networking page at: https://people.extension.org/colleagues/socialnetwork/twitter. If you are twittering go ahead and add your account to your profile page so other Extension professionals can follow you. Another good way to find people you might like to follow is to use Twitter's "Find People" utility - if you use gMail, Yahoo! Mail or AOL.

There are lots of ways to use Twitter to enhance your educational programs. For example, Vince Verbeke, from Penn State , myself and a few other occasional contributors post an IT Tip Of The Day to twitter. In the last year and a half, we've only missed posting a tip on 3 business days.

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If you think your audience is not using Twitter, you might be surprised... According to CNN, the fastest growing age segment of growth in Facebook is women over the age of 55. I would guess that the same could be said of Twitter.

The Ohio Farm Bureau created a publication "Discover your social web - An Ohio Farm Bureau Guide to Social Media" which has a good section on using Twitter. It also discusses using Facebook and YouTube. I'd say their audience demographics are very similar to Extension's.

Oh... by the way, you can follow me at: http://twitter.com/jdorner.

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