Week 4: What I learned about Twitter

I did not have a twitter account prior to attending CIS 265.  Creating the account was not the hard part, it is realizing everything that twitter has to offer that takes some getting used to. So far I have learned how to download a photo for my account, so people who choose to follow me will know who I am.  I also learned how to search for people that I too can follow. Now I am able to tweet, re-tweet, or reply to the tweets that the people I follow post.  I also learned that if I have something to say to one of my friends that I may not want the public to see, I can send it through a direct message.  If I feel like sharing some of my favorite videos twitter allows me to do so by just posting the link of the video as a tweet.  

As a student and in my future professional life, this can help open up many connections for me. Twitter allows my information to be available for many more people than any other social network. Realizing how easy it is to connect with my classmates can help me improve as a student.  If for any reason I missed something in class I can contact any of my classmates and ask them for help. Twitter also allows me access to people that can help me in my future, like a mentor that I can follow.  I can express my opinions about different topics and get a constant flow of feedback from followers and their different opinions.  This can help me to develop into a well-rounded individual rather than be closed minded to the opinions of others. Twitter allows me constant exposure to what is going on in the world and how people are feeling about certain issues.  I can see why a variety of businesses, entrepreneurs, and music groups like using twitter in order to improve their marketing and advertisements.  It seems to me that twitter is one of the fastest ways to spread information to the public rather than waiting to hear about it on the 6 o’clock news.