While people do alot of background checks on Facebook for like a social insight to other people, Twitter can be used as a mental insight to people. Ya i know this may sound like a stretch but it really makes sense. While Facebook these days are used for posting picture and writing on people's walls, Twitter is used to post something on someones mind. This is why this is the perfect insight on how people think about certain things. If whoever is checking up on you wants to know what goes through your head, Twitter is the perfect site to use because its all about posting whats on your mind. This is why people should avoid posting things on twitter about things or topics that could possible be seen as controversial. A picture of an night out can be easily seen as a one night occurrence but a view or attitude is something a little more permanent in someones mind and isn't easily changed since it is ones attitude.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Tweeting Its Way to the Top
Yesterday as I was sitting in the lobby of the School of Business building, I noticed more and more people talking about twitter. As most people know, at least anyone who has been on the web over the last decade social media sites have taken this world by storm. First there was Myspace then there was Facebook for college kids, then Facebook expanded to include everyone, and now what is becoming more and more popular is Twitter. For all those who don't know what Twitter is exactly, it pretty much a social media site to upload picture and "tweet" status'. It is mainly used to quickly say something on someones mind or idea. The main difference a tweet and a status is that while a status is usually about how the user fells or something to that extent, a tweet is something like a quick footnote that one posts not really about how he or she feels or anything but just anything in general. When people are out and they something gets said no one says "Oh let me status this" or if they do saying that isn't all that common. More often than not they will say "I'm going to tweet this."
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I myself have noticed and heard a lot of talk about Twitter and it has definitely grown a lot in its popularity. Do you think Twitter will ever be able to surpass Facebook in users and popularity?
ReplyDeleteI dont think it will surpass Facebook anytime soon in popularity. Facebook offers a lot more for users than simply 140 characters. I do think Twitter will continue to grow since it seems like every show nowadays has a twitter handle and/or displays tweets from people on that show that display during the show. So maybe the constant exposure on television will lead more people to try out Twitter, but I dont think it will surpass Facebook anytime soon if at all.
DeleteI have to agree. Facebook has reached 1 billion users. You may have to deduct those couple million fake profiles but still it's a huge platform. With Twitter you have to differentiate between members and active users. The number of actual users is quite small, however, this is a very attractive target segment for businesses. They typically are better edcuated and show higher spending than the average consumer.
DeleteI just got a Twitter and its pretty cool. It can be very informative and helpful for updates and news that is happening around the world, as well as seeing what your friends and favorite celebs are up to. I think its a very useful tool. How long do you see Twitter being as successful as it is? Will what happened to Myspace happen to Twitter?
ReplyDeleteGood question. I think Myspace made some poor decisions in the past. Opening up the Facebook platform to outside developers was key for Facebook's success. Twitter needs to innovate further to remain relevant. There will be other social media sites. For example, Pinterest has grown tremendously. But I don't think they will replace Twitter. At least not anytime soon. Instead, I expect a co-existance of a few main social media sites. For example, Google+ has become a large network but it does not pose a serious threat to Facebook.
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