Twitter, Thoughts and Experiences

Social Media, in this day and age, it is what connects the world.  Through mostly informal and direct responses, we interact through the use of the internet and it gives us an invisible yet visible voice.  On the internet just about everyone is heard and it is obvious that many exploit and use it toward the misfortune of others.  While there is also a positive message that some carry, there will always be two sides to it, after all the content is still created by humans, and we are flawed in varied degrees.

But I digress, Twitter is new to me and I can't seem to get a good grasp of it.  It would be easy to dismiss this and say that it is not my style of social media, for it does not speak to me and I am blind to its allure.  In this class I will give it my full attention and try to understand its draw.  At first glance it seems to me to be just a varied amount of Facebook status update equivalent.  This, to me, is my least favorite aspect that Facebook has to offer.  I care little of what others are doing right now, and just text speaking of how you feel or what you're doing is of little relevance.  Upon further inquiry I find that there are many layers to twitter and a variance of how users use this outlet, yes some use it like a status update and those annoy me to my very core, but then there are those that use it practically   In fields that i am interested in, they allow others to interact and respond in real time to an event that is occurring right now, this is unique.  I am still overwhelmed by the amount of content and how quickly twitter moves, but I can begin to see the draw for companies and events, as well as groups of like-minded individuals.  I however still can not see a personal draw for twitter, It does not speak to me and I haven't the slightest clue how to structure my posts in a way that help to enhance anyone else's experience through twitter.  I will try to figure this out, but until then I will have to blindly walk into the abyss that is twitter. 

Until Next Time

-Colin