You want me to do what?(tweet)

In my eyes Titter is the status update of Facebook.  Simply take out all the annoying games and quizzes, no more photo albums, and especially no Farmville, and ta-da… you have Twitter!  It is something that many are relentless to indulge themselves in while some like myself found it beneficial after experience.   I would say it is a little trickier to use than Facebook, but for more beneficial from a professional aspect where Facebook is not.

First of all, Twitter is simple, which is awesome for those of us who don’t care what crop you are growing on Farmville or how many pictures of yourself you can take in one night.  Twitter only allows a short message that is visible to anyone who chooses to “follow” you.  It sounds kind of creepy at first, but it can be a huge benefit to those that want to stay in the loop and pick that they wish to follow.

I would say that a large amount of young adults have avoided twitter simply because they see it as another type of Facebook and fear a migration away from Facebook similar to the Myspace to Facebook rave. Because our generation knows that Myspace really isn’t that cool anyway.

Facebook is user friendly and down right idiot-proof in some regards.  Twitter however is a little trickier to master, there isn’t a button for everything and there are quite a few shortcuts and tricks that make tweeting much simpler than it can be.  When I first starting tweeting I had no idea what I was doing and felt like I was just writing random comments to no one in particular. I was, I had no followers and was discouraged from tweeting all together.

I was turned over to the Tweet-Side after spending a weekend with a friend who was interning with a marketing firm.  During this visit I was enlightened to the benefits that Twitter could really have, especially to a marketable person like myself.  I see it as being in a large room of people and everyone is talking at once, but while everyone is talking themselves they can listen to what everyone else says too… crazy I know.

I have found Twitter to be enjoyable and informing.  I follow friends, comedians, motivational speakers, writers, and techy gurus, and find that the things they have to say are keeping me in the loop and can even brighten my day.  Twitter is a resource that many need to see as a resource just waiting to be tapped.