Kate Bussmann, Twitter expert, author of A Twitter Year the first ever "social-media almanac", which charts the events of the past 12 months, as recorded by Twitter's 100million users.
‘On the back of my book it says there are 230 million tweets a day. That's already out of date: there are now 250 million. When news breaks I don't go to the TV any more, I turn straight to Twitter. You instantly get a rounded view of what's happening – and what people think about it.
The most tweeted event of the year was Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement at the MTV awards, which generated 8,868 tweets per second (TPS). The royal wedding peaked at about 3,966 TPS. There are stats to prove Pippa Middleton didn't actually overshadow her sister. Of the tweets about the guests, 35.1 per cent were about the Queen, 20.5 per cent were about Prince Harry, and 14.7 per cent were about Pippa.
Reading Twitter during the riots was fascinating and terrifying: not only were journalists reporting on huge fires and major incidents, you also had people tweeting things like "A gang has just chased me home". But what happened the next morning was even more interesting. A musician called Sam Duckworth (of Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly) started an @RiotCleanUp account, helping people to come together to clean the streets.
After a natural disaster, phone coverage gets really patchy, but Twitter works. After the earthquake in New Zealand in January, a man in San Francisco, tweeted: "Is anyone near this area of Christchurch, and could they check on my Dad?" Somebody replied: "Yes, I'm five minutes away, I'll drive round to his house." They found him sitting outside and tweeted to say that he was fine. After the Turkish earthquake, a newsreader asked his followers whether any of them had a spare room for people who'd been made homeless. He had 23,000 followers, and 17,000 people emailed him saying yes.
The Twitter founders didn't know what they were creating. Now medical scientists are researching whether you can spot flu trends by tracking the words people are tweeting.’
‘On the back of my book it says there are 230 million tweets a day. That's already out of date: there are now 250 million. When news breaks I don't go to the TV any more, I turn straight to Twitter. You instantly get a rounded view of what's happening – and what people think about it.
The most tweeted event of the year was Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement at the MTV awards, which generated 8,868 tweets per second (TPS). The royal wedding peaked at about 3,966 TPS. There are stats to prove Pippa Middleton didn't actually overshadow her sister. Of the tweets about the guests, 35.1 per cent were about the Queen, 20.5 per cent were about Prince Harry, and 14.7 per cent were about Pippa.
Reading Twitter during the riots was fascinating and terrifying: not only were journalists reporting on huge fires and major incidents, you also had people tweeting things like "A gang has just chased me home". But what happened the next morning was even more interesting. A musician called Sam Duckworth (of Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly) started an @RiotCleanUp account, helping people to come together to clean the streets.
After a natural disaster, phone coverage gets really patchy, but Twitter works. After the earthquake in New Zealand in January, a man in San Francisco, tweeted: "Is anyone near this area of Christchurch, and could they check on my Dad?" Somebody replied: "Yes, I'm five minutes away, I'll drive round to his house." They found him sitting outside and tweeted to say that he was fine. After the Turkish earthquake, a newsreader asked his followers whether any of them had a spare room for people who'd been made homeless. He had 23,000 followers, and 17,000 people emailed him saying yes.
The Twitter founders didn't know what they were creating. Now medical scientists are researching whether you can spot flu trends by tracking the words people are tweeting.’
Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) It is difficult to quantify the number of tweets per day because it is growing
all the time.
b) Kate Bussmann finds out about the latest events from the television.
c) When Beyoncé told the world that she was expecting a baby, it was the
second most popular subject of tweets in 2011.
d) 23,000 people contacted a Turkish news presenter to offer to let someone
stay at their home after the earthquake.
Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What different examples are given about how people used Twitter during the
riots in Britain?
b) How did a man in San Francisco find out that his father was safe after the
New Zealand earthquake?
Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) a complete, balanced picture (paragraph 1)
b) to make someone seem less important than another person (paragraph 2)
c) a group of people who spend time together and cause trouble (paragraph 3)
Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) After a natural disaster, phone coverage gets really patchy, but Twitter
works.
Although phone ….
b) Medical scientists are researching whether you can spot flu trends by
tracking the words people are tweeting.
The question of whether ………………………………………………. by
medical scientists.
c) When news breaks I don’t go to the TV to find out the details anymore, I
turn straight to Twitter.
If I want to …………….
Question 5Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
‘Our world is changing faster than ever before.’ Do you agree?
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) It is difficult to quantify the number of tweets per day because it is growing
all the time.
b) Kate Bussmann finds out about the latest events from the television.
c) When Beyoncé told the world that she was expecting a baby, it was the
second most popular subject of tweets in 2011.
d) 23,000 people contacted a Turkish news presenter to offer to let someone
stay at their home after the earthquake.
Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What different examples are given about how people used Twitter during the
riots in Britain?
b) How did a man in San Francisco find out that his father was safe after the
New Zealand earthquake?
Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) a complete, balanced picture (paragraph 1)
b) to make someone seem less important than another person (paragraph 2)
c) a group of people who spend time together and cause trouble (paragraph 3)
Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.
a) After a natural disaster, phone coverage gets really patchy, but Twitter
works.
Although phone ….
b) Medical scientists are researching whether you can spot flu trends by
tracking the words people are tweeting.
The question of whether ………………………………………………. by
medical scientists.
c) When news breaks I don’t go to the TV to find out the details anymore, I
turn straight to Twitter.
If I want to …………….
Question 5Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
‘Our world is changing faster than ever before.’ Do you agree?
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