Thursday, December 1, 2011
3/12
What I really think about the writing space that twitter affords is that it minimizes human interaction and marginalizes the use of a properly spelled sentence. Twitter to me seems only useful to major corporations, publications, and comedians. For the everyday person I think twitter is not useful. Although it is a writing space that can be shared with thousands of people very easily, it's not useful or practical for an average person. For associations such as CNN or SONY twitter is a useful tool to get information out fast to its followers, making it useful for readers. Once those readers begin writing, the writing space becomes less legitimate and more of a whimsical internet fad.
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Thanks for this intelligent post! I really like what you said about twitter. I am not an avid twitter user, but i always thought I was the only one and that I just did not feel like writing all the time about whatever was happening around me or what I was doing at the moment. However, I like how you say it's not useful for us as every day human beings and not larger corporations. Perhaps the reason I choose not to tweet is because of what you say--that it is not useful for me. I agree with your outlook on twitter completely.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post! I completely agree with you in that I see Twitter as a tool way more useful for big corporations or news channels rather than for personal use. When I do tweet however, I do it directed to a specific group of people who share my interests. This comes from my own personal experience, but have you thought about the use of Twitter among fandoms? Sometimes it is easier to use Twitter then other types of internet forums. Either way, I think you share some valid views about this platform.
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