How and Why People Twitter: The Role That Micro-Blogging Plays in Informal Communication at Work

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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Dejin
dc.contributor.authorRosson, Mary Beth
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T11:44:32Z
dc.date.available2023-06-08T11:44:32Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractMicro-blogs, a relatively new phenomenon, provide a new communication channel for people to broadcast information that they likely would not share otherwise using existing channels (e.g., email, phone, IM, or weblogs). Micro-blogging has become popu-lar quite quickly, raising its potential for serving as a new informal communication medium at work, providing a variety of impacts on collaborative work (e.g., enhancing information sharing, building common ground, and sustaining a feeling of connectedness among colleagues). This exploratory research project is aimed at gaining an in-depth understanding of how and why people use Twitter - a popular micro-blogging tool - and exploring micro-blog's poten-tial impacts on informal communication at work.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/1531674.1531710
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4877
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2009 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjectTwitter
dc.subjectinformal communication
dc.subjectmicro-blog
dc.titleHow and Why People Twitter: The Role That Micro-Blogging Plays in Informal Communication at Worken
gi.citation.publisherPlaceNew York, NY, USA
gi.citation.startPage243–252
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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