I was supposed to discover a site that has useful tools and interesting features. I didn't have to look hard in the list of "Web 2.0 Awards". I chose a website that I have already discovered and enjoy using. This website is http://www.twitter.com/! I think that Twitter is a genius website, that I am completely obssessed with. The number one thing I like about using Twitter is the ability to find out information, fast! When the earthquake happened, I found out from Twitter. When Amy Winehouse died, I found out from Twitter. They have a great way to trend topics through hashtags(#), which allows you to just go to the search bar to see if any new information on a topic is streaming through Twitter's news feed. You can "follow" people on Twitter from the cast of Jersey Shore, CNN Breaking News, Barrack Obama, and even Oprah!
The only thing I could see Twitter being useful for in school, would be finding other people's opinions on the nature of a subject. Even with other people's opinions, it can get explicit because the sight isn't monitered for bad language, so it may not be a permitted site in schools.
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