1. February 16, 2012 – Carmen Brenner
Twitter Groups
February 16, 2012 – Carmen Brenner

2. What is Twibes? Twibes allows to organize tweets by topics
Interest groups are called “Twibes”
Collects Twitter conversations with a similar topic
Tweets with similar keyword and hashtags from Twibe members
Users can
Join up to 10 Twibes (interest groups)
Create 3 Twibes on their own
Twibes can add a list on your Twitter account for each Twibe you join

3. How to use Twibes Three simple steps Login using your Twitter account
Find a Twibe that matches your interests
By Searching for a keyword
By browsing through categories
Join a Twibe by tweeting about this topic
Directly on the Twibe’s page
Or using one of the keywords describing the Twibe
Add a Twibe to your standard Twitter lists

4. Conclusion Twibes extends the standard Twitter lists
By using a combination of member tweets, hashtags and keywords to filter out tweets that don’t belong in the Twibe
Threading makes following conversations easier
BUT
The functionality of the tool is sometimes fuzzy and not reliable
The search functionality only searches in existing “Twibes”
Creation of “Twibes” not working at the moment