Week 3 Post
What do you think of Twitter? What are some of the positives and negatives of the medium?
Twitter is one of those "newfangled" internet mediums that I look upon with an equal mix of curiosity and also leeriness. Certainly, it is a very effective medium for communication to get a message out quickly and effectively. It's very similar to a facebook status page in that sense, but even more efficient. You can simply put out the message you want regarding an event (either personal or professional) and everyone following you will know instantly. In a sense, it's a highly efficient alternative to texting everyone at once. In a professional capacity, twitter is very useful for putting word out about events and interacting with a fanbase in an off the cuff fashion, without the need to put much time and energy as one would a blog or a facebook page.
The downside of twitter however is the character limit. At 150 or so characters, tweets are meant to be quick and to the point, and often in internet shorthand. For longer, more detailed comments, that would be where blogs or websites come into play. In that sense, twitter works best as a compliment to a website or blog; not necessarily a replacement for one.
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