Indigenous languages on twitter

[Kevin Scannell]

Thanks Phil - I've done some test tweets with different Unicode
scripts and everything
seems to be handled correctly by twitter, including search.   If you
do end up creating
an account, send me a note and I'll add you to the Indigenous Tweets site.

Kevin

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Phillip E Cash Cash
<cashcash at email.arizona.edu> wrote:
> Awesome work Kevin!  This is much needed info.  It will go a long way to
> raise awareness.  I've been planning to start an endangered Nez Perce
> language twitter sometime soon...(sometime soon=whenever).  Just need to
> know if twitter supports unicode or the like.
>
> l8ter,
> Phil
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Kevin Scannell <kscanne at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dia dhaoibh,
>>
>> I just created a new site which shows who is using Twitter in
>> a number of indigenous and minority languages around
>> the world:
>>
>> http://indigenoustweets.com/
>>
>> I'm hoping it provides a way for small language groups
>> to connect online.
>>
>> I also started a blog to go along with it:
>>
>> http://indigenoustweets.blogspot.com/
>>
>> For the blog, I'm planning on interviewing people who are
>> using technology and social media for language
>> revitalization.   Please contact me if that describes you,
>> especially if you use twitter in your language!
>>
>> Kevin
>
>