Twitter Graded Assignment
Due date Sunday September 6, 2008 before before 11:59 pm
Maximum grade 50
The instructions for the assignment are as follows:
Twitter: Create a twitter account at http://twitter.com/, send a tweet, follow someone and be followed using Twitter.
- Using a Web browser, go to http://twitter.com/.
- Click on "Get Started-Join" and follow the steps to register for a Twitter account.
- Pick at least one person to follow.
- Invite at least one member of the class to follow you.
- Post at least one tweet.
For the Week 3 discussion question (in MYITLab), post a message that includes the following:
- The URL (Web address) of your Twitter site (http://twitter.com/ followed by your Twitter username; for example, http://twitter.com/waynesummers; rather than type the URL in, open your Twitter site in a browser then copy and paste the URL from the browser address window).
- The name/username of the person(s) you picked in Twitter to follow.
- The name/username of the member(s) of this class you invited to follow you in Twitter.
- Several weeks ago, Twitter was attacked in an apparent attempt to prevent a Georgian blogger (Cyxymu)from communicating his concerns about the conflict between Georgia and Russia in South Ossetia [ Twitter hit by denial-of-service attack. Discuss the following questions:
- Should political activists be allowed to use public social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc. to air their concerns?
- Should public social networks like Twitter, Facebook, etc. be allowed to disable accounts of individuals whose actions may motiviate others to attack their service?
Grading (50 pts)
- Created twitter account: 10 pts
- Picked at least one person to follow: 10 pts (Provide name/username & cut and paste the person's tweet)
- Invited at least one member of the class to follow: 10 pts (Provide name/username & cut and paste your twit)
- Posted at least one tweet: 10 pts (cut and paste your tweet)
- discussion from question above: 10 pts