Hello my wonderful followers. For an in class assignment, I had to write about the difference between Facebook and Twitter. What I found is that using Twitter as a part of your career search strategy is actually a good idea to connect with companies. Please continue to read this post to see if you are using these social media platforms in the right manner and learn how other perople perceive them. To investigate the differences between Facebook and Twitter, I decided to ask some of my friends to find out what their perceptions are.
Michael Sharpe, graduate of the Public Relations and Management program from the University of Winnipeg feels that he uses Facebook more.
”I use Facebook and don’t like Twitter. Twitter is an added headache I don’t need.” he said.
Eirena Doerksen Rothwel 41, lives in Kelowna B.C with two children and works at her children’s school library.
”Facebook is more socieal, I like to use it for chatting, posting on walls, sending private messages, sharing pictures, videos and playing games. I find Twitter is just for status updates and that is it,” she said.
Ginette Lauren, crisis support worker uses both.
“I think Twitter would be where you can follow someone without being their friend but with Facebook you would have to be their friend,” she said.
To further my research about the Twitter and Facebook comparison, I searched the internet and came across a site called www.liveperson.com. I thought this site is amazing. This site connects you to Twitter experts. They have their photos up with their comments about Twitter and some of them offer to help you have the best tweeting experience ever. There are even fees attached and some charge .43 cents a minute. I never thought about the spin off effects of Twitter and realized how many jobs it can create.
According to this website and some of the experts on it say Twitter is fast becoming the world’s most respected real time content creation platform and search engine. How impressive is that? I never really thought of Twitter being a search engine before but I have learned that it is. Other comments on this site include Twitter being used on a daily basis to connect with business savvy individuals and also as a tool for building a business. Some suggest that Twitter is an integral tool in building your online marketing campaign and is an excellent option to keep in contact with clients for frequent updates.
According to www.everydaytweet.com, Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates known as tweets. You can use Twitter on the computer, cell phone, or mobile device. Twitter has also been referred to as the “SMS of the Internet” because the platform is based in text messaging technology. This website suggests Twitter is the following:
• A global village
• Expressing and sharing short messages
• Easy
• Effortless: 140 characters requires minimal exertion
• Fun
• Free
• It is sometimes like reality tv
• Free
On www.everydaytweet.com it says Twitter is like life in your pocket or purse. Twitter is not just care-free fun, you have access to a worldwide community of experts, leaders, educators, and just plain old smart, wise folks who not only share their knowledge but are open to helping you and others. You can also get access to big companies and can assist with a job search. Twitter becomes more enjoyable once you really start engaging with others it said. After reading this, I see Twitter as much more of a valuable tool.
My personal preference is isntant chat on Facebook. I love that thing. I love being able to say hello instantly to friends in other countries. I never feel to far away from old friends and I love seeing photos and birthday reminders. There is now never an excuse to forget your bff's birthday ever again!
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