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THE EFFECTS OF TWITTER

The Effects of Organizational Twitter Interactivity on Organization Public Relationships

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Putting Twitter to the Test: Assessing Outcomes for Students Collaboration, Engagement and Success

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THE EFFECTS OF TWITTER

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the effects

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experiment,

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students

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and grades than

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design of teaching

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and a variety

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learning

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grades and

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environments.

outcomes.