History on the Web / L’Histoire sur la toile

Abstract

“Tweeting”, #hashtags, FF (Friday follows), RT (retweet), MT(modified tweet): what is it all about and how can we take on yet another aspect of social media? Not so long ago, I was not convinced that I could take time to learn about many of the new tools rising in use and popularity first among post-secondary students and then among journalists and others. I ventured warily into the ‘twitterverse’, cautious of the ‘inane or banal’ elements and optimistic about the opportunities to network, share and learn.