For the past two weeks, I've been tweeting at lease twice a day for my Media Writing class. I'm already a regular on Twitter, but this assignment has made me become much more consistent. It's been a pretty awesome experience!
Not only am I more reliable on Twitter, but I'm friendlier, too. As part of the assignment, I had to follow and interact with my classmates. After awhile, it felt natural to reply to them and retweet them. I started interacting more with other people as well.
Checking Twitter a few times a day is a great habit to get into. It helps me keep up with news, makes me more responsive to my lovely tweeps, and lets me get to know other people. I really enjoyed the assignment and I hope I'll continue to use Twitter the way I did the last two weeks.
I've been slightly afraid of Twitter for a long time, but it really is a worthwhile tool to use. The constant flow of information isn't intimidating; it's useful. Twitter makes you choose what is most important to you out of all the things you're interested in. It lets you be who you most want to be. For an aspiring PR professional, there's nothing more precious. I can create my own personal brand for the world to see!
I liked Twitter before, but I love it now. It's making me more informed and more in-tune with other people. Isn't that what all social media is supposed to do?
Hey! Here's a cool link if you're just getting into Twitter: http://makingconnectionsfye1220.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/twitter-for-college-students-7-tips-plus-a-bonus/
Some of the tips are pretty self explanatory once you get some experience, but the tips on shortcuts (see the "Tweet Sheet") are cool!
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