Twitter

For class in these last two weeks, we set up a Twitter account and began using and posting on it in order to learn different aspects of the program.  I hadn’t every used Twitter before, so I didn’t know how to use it.  I only thought you used it to post status updates like on Facebook except that’s all it was.  I learned though that that’s not just what Twitter can do.  Twitter and Facebook are both ways to market yourself to impress potential employers.  I learned that we need to have some kind of presence online otherwise it could be viewed as a bad thing, and showing you’re not with the times.  I learned that Twitter can be useful to keep in touch with friends and family like Facebook, but you can also network with people who follow you and with people or organizations you are interested in.  You can even have meetings using Twitter as a chat location for multiple people at the same time.  Twitter is different than Facebook in the sense that it should be more professional and thoughtful.  According to one of the readings College Student’s Guide: Twitter 101 (at bottom of page), Twitter should be about conversations and not about just saying what you had for lunch that day.

As far as my experience goes with Twitter, I have to admit that I didn’t like it very much.  I found it to be a hassle to get on and try to find something to say for a post.  It might be helpful in the future for networking and finding a job, but I think at the moment I don’t want to use Twitter.  I probably won’t use it again now that it’s not required for Hixson class.  I can understand why we did this assignment, but I don’t think I’ll use Twitter until I find a personal use for it.

http://www.commcognition.com/blog/college-students-guide-twitter-101/