Twitter and Social Media

Well. What can I say? The “week of Twitter” assignment was definitely not the most comfortable thing I’ve been asked to do for school, but it was very refreshing to see social media from another point of view than Facebook, which I can admit I have a slight addiction to since entering college. Twitter was definitely a whole new approach to social media. The concept of the “tweet” was a very hard notion for me to overcome—I didn’t like being restricted to 140 characters when I had a lot to say.

I believe this assignment was to give us an all-around better awareness of the world around us and the technology that we are endowed with. There are many different types of social media, and each one has its own special use in the world. It’s nice to have Twitter in that you can just get little clips of what’s going on in celebrities and business’s views, and breaking news right as it happens.

Another good point to this assignment was to teach, and stress, the importance of professionalism. It’s not wise to parade on your social networking profile about your partying habits, have inappropriate statuses or information, or have unruly photographs for the whole word to see. Future employers can easily access that unsightly information about you, and it can be a deciding factor in whether or not you get a job. Also, a sense of common courtesy should be displayed. There’s a time and place to let people know you have an absolutely depressing life, and your Facebook status is not it. Be sure to keep your relationship status appropriate and keep your profile page neat, clean, and professional.

I would say that this assignment was certainly interesting, and it definitely gave me a new perspective on how I present myself on the Internet. I can’t promise I’ll ever use Twitter again, but you’ll for sure see me on Facebook! :)