Twitter. Does it conjure images of people sharing meaningless trivia online, like "Brushed my teeth" or "Walking the dog" or "Had pizza for dinner"? This impression is fairly common among non-Twitter-users. But if it is true, why is Twitter growing and getting media attention?
These are the questions I asked. A related question was, "Since I'm using Facebook, why would I ever want Twitter?" If you are on the outside looking in, wondering what all the hype is about, here is a series of posts explaining the things that piqued my interest and the learning process they took me through:
- Why Twitter: Flight 1549 and viral news
- Why Twitter: Group participation on conference website
- Twitter vs. Facebook status
- Twitter is not Facebook Lite
What about you? Some people just don't like social networking in general (and that's fine), but is there anything about Twitter in particular that you don't like or are not interested in? Please add your thoughts and questions in the comments below.
(If you're ready to give Twitter a try, see my series Before You Sign Up for Twitter, followed by Twitter Practical How-to's.)
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