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DIRECTORY OF LEARNING TOOLS
 Microblogging/Real-time Messaging Tools

These tools are micro-blogging services - a mixture of blogging (although you can only use under 200 characters) and social networking.

Key to Availability
£=cost; C =add code to web page; D =download;  H = hosted service;  OS = Open source; FT=free trial

Top Microblogging Tools
These are the authoring tools that appear in the Top 100 Tools for Learning as voted for by learning professionals worldwide.

Tool Summary Available
tumblr Microblogging platform Free H  
Twitter A global community of friends and strangers

For Twitter applications, see Twitter eading List and applications

 Free H  

Other microblogging tools

Tool Summary Available
FriendFeed Discover what your friends are sharing Free H  
identi.ca Microblogging service Free H  
Jisko Provides instant relation by short messages (called "notes") between your friends. If you got Twitter account, just add it Free H OS
microblogr The micro blogging social network Free H  
Plerb Micro-blogging service Free H  
Plurk Place that lets you publish and share your thoughts, emo-ness Free H  
Pownce A way to keep in touch with and share stuff with your friends Fee H  

Seesmic Join the video conversation Free H  
Utterz Share and discuss your news instantly Free H  

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