Twitter has been around for some time now. It’s a source for those who enjoy writing, connecting, marketing, texting, exploring, you name it. It’s basically everything I just named in one. Twitter is a social media outlet but can be way more than that. Users sign up on Twitter to get out there and learn about things. Most teens use twitter just for instant messaging because of how fast and straight to the point it is. Having a profile gives the users that ability to brand themselves and gain followers based on how interesting they are. That’s really how it works, you sign up and you follow users that you may find interesting and from there you start tweeting. Within those 140 characters, that is when whatever you choose to say gets recognized. Now whether it is worth reading is solely up to the followers to follow you.
Twitter is a nation wide platform that connects users all over to gather information. In this article Twitter was used as a journalistic tool. The Boston Marathon article revealed the two sides of twitter and how it served as different impact on users. What happened at the marathon took America for a surprise but right after the incident twitter took over. The reactions and comments made were nothing but facts that weren’t facts. Which makes it easier for people to believe that what they are saying is true when in reality it may not be. When the bombing happen a lot of people weren’t even aware of the situation until they logged on to twitter. Being that in this generation social media is the new source for all news, twitter is the first to get users attention. It immediately got the job done by sending out direct news from different new sources and lots of direct experiences from those who were there.
In the article Egypt five years on: was it ever a “social media revolution” it helped get the story out about the overthrowing of the Egyptian president. No, twitter wasn’t the full reason he was overthrown, but yes, it definitely was an important factor. The people of Egypt felt the need to use Twitter to broadcast all the protest that was going on. “Their online revolutionary spirit was infectious for those watching from afar.” The number of tweets sky-rocketed per week as users began to pay homage using the hashtag #jan25.
This past year as well as this current year, Twitter has done its best to deliver news about what is going on in America. Including: the unfortunate presidential campaign, the disasters happening across the country in Syria, and the controversial United Airlines story. People on Twitter instantly jump on these stories and immediately tweet about it to get out there to the world. There are levels to twitter when it comes to news. When it firsts happens, all the tweets start off serious and informative then gradually it begins to be less benefical and more of a joke. People eventually start to make memes of pictures that are clearly not meant to be made fun of. When serious things happen it stays as a trending topic for a while then the people move on and wait for the next big story to surface. The cycle never changes and will continue to be the same. Twitter can be compared to an old saying “hearing it through the grapevine”, people get the information from one person and once it gets passed on, it is a complete different story. Information is tweeted about then after it gets retweeted a couple times, it is now a different topic.
Twitter is a form of blogging or micro blogging. It is very simple to use, you broadcast your interest daily and people choose to follow and retweet. With only using 140 characters, it is easy to get your point across and actually have people understand you. It is a fun way to let the world know about yourself and get to know others without really knowing them. This why most celebrities have Twitter accounts, to connect with their fans and have them feel a little closer to them just by reading their daily tweets.
Compared to the other social media platforms, Twitter is most used because of how instantaneous it is. It is more than just a simple tweet, it’s a marketing tool for those to promote their brands and see what the people like. It’s for those who love writing, and for those who don’t love writing but are curious about celebrities and others that influence them. It’s the perfect outlet to just connect.
On my Twitter account I chose to follow @EllenDegeneres , the @NFL, and @CNN. My reason for following is solely because her show is all about giving back to those who are making differences in their communities and the people around them. A lot of people are famous today because of her; she invites YouTube stars on the show and builds them up. That inspires me because in a way, that relates to how I plan on becoming a teacher to inspire and educate youth. I followed the NFL because it has always been intriguing to me on how the actual sport is played because I could never understand it. The account is up to date with frequent news on players, draft picks and what’s to come from multiple teams in the upcoming seasons. I am not a fan of CNN because I feel most of their information is mostly opinions. They are very informative and keeps me updated with the heavy amounts of news constantly uploaded daily. I do seem to always visit the page frequently on my personal account and find myself retweeting a lot of their posts. In this generation surprisingly, the news is what keeps alert of what is happening around us. Twitter is what keeps us connected to the news socially and is a valuable source that helps us come together as one.
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