Twitter

Brittney Jacks

Critical Analysis of Twitter

Twitter is the new “microblogging” program used today. It lets people post up to 140 characters of what they would like. It is similar to Facebook in the way it is like posting “statuses”. The messages sent are called tweets. These messages are view by people who choose to “follow” you if your Twitter account isn’t private. These tweets can be sent from a mobile device as well as online. It is a quick way to inform others in half the time it takes to blog simply because it is portable and short messages. It was launched in 2006 and now is a $400,000 business.
Twitter is very useful in the business world. It is used to promote and advertise. Combined with Facebook, Twitter is unstoppable. Companies can have a Twitter and post updates on new products or any news to keep people immediately updated. However, the downside to having Twitter in the business world is that it is very distracting to employees.
Socially, Twitter is very widely used. People who are avid users of Facebook are usually Twitter users. This is for the person who constantly wants everyone to know what their doing, yes there are people out there like that. Of course, this is not necessary but as a form of entertainment, if you will. This also is a distraction to life if other work needs to be done.
Twitter is also widely used in the entertainment world. Many celebrities including Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian, Nick Swisher and Tyra Banks have a Twitter account these days. Fans of these celebrities “follow” them to get the most updated news. This is very beneficial to the fans because it is pretty much direct contact. All the latest, true, news and “gossip” is spilled. The downside to this is there are some fake accounts and spoils some of the entertainment world.
In News, Twitter is very effective. It provides quick information in a mass way to the right target “market”. This is great for people interested in news. For example, President Barrack Obama has a Twitter and he posts messages that anybody can see to keep them updated via the Internet. There is no negative side to this unless something that was not supposed to be released gets released.
Very similar to socially, Twitter is used recreationally. This is a fun way to communicate with friends while get the latest news from officials, celebrities, athletes and others. The downside is can be distracting.
This could potentially be abused because it provides too much information that other people don’t need to know about.

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