Library school student Nicole Fonsh has created a Twitter tutorial that covers the basics for new users and attempts to convince the skeptics among us of Twitter’s value. I’m wondering how many in this class who were non-tweeters before are enthusiastic about it now? I spend so many hours a day with Google Reader that I’m afraid to follow additional people on Twitter lest I end up spending even more time online.
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This may actually help me tweet more relevant tweets and help me with my current lack of expertise with link shorteners.
Well, class … I’d like for all of you to respond to jmb’s question, please
I’m wondering how many in this class who were non-tweeters before are enthusiastic about it now?
You may do so in the comments below … let me have it (positive, negative, suggestions … remember, I’m fairly new to the Twitter thang, too!)
Still basically a non-tweeter, although I can see more value in it than at the beginning. If I had a smart phone, perhaps I would be more enthusiastic about it.
Prior to this class I used Twitter to get information about my favorite college sports team sent to my phone, but I never tweeted myself. Since this class started I have discovered Google Chrome (ugh, I hate the power Google has over my life) and Tweetdeck–amazing! Twitter by itself I don’t find all that useful because I can do almost everything I can with Twitter on Facebook, but being able to organize it a little better so that it doesn’t feel like one more thing I have to check has made it much more useful for me.
I didn’t use Twitter before, and I’m not very into it now. I guess it’s for similar reasons–I’m pretty overloaded as it is, so the thought of keeping up with it is just overwhelming. That’s not to say that I don’t get its utility for some people, as well as its appeal for library advertising purposes. I’m glad that we’re learning to use it, but it’s not in my personal “must-have” category.
I’m new to Twitter, and so far I still feel that Google Reader alone meets my professional needs, but I can see how it might be useful if I had more connections outside of my own workplace.
In my life outside of work, I currently use Facebook primarily to keep up with the happenings at local museums, music venues, etc. If more of these organizations posted on Twitter, I’d likely set up a personal account as I’d be happy to avoid more of Facebook’s many annoyances.
I am not enthusiastic about twitter. I do it because I am required to for class. I see its benefit for some, particularly as a networking tool. I am on the computer for my job, my internship, class….it’s the last thing I want to do for my few personal moments a week. I do see it as a beneficial tool for library students learning metadata. It has taught me to see more relevant tags in mere sentences…
I have learned more about Twitter from this class, but it still overwhelms and confuses me a lot of the time. I am a devoted Facebook user and I think it has much more value than Twitter. Why limit yourself to a certain number of characters? Why make cryptic posts using weird abbreviations? Facebook allows you to actually write a post that makes sense with attachments that show up with pictures! The use of hash tags has made it a little more useful for me, but Twitter has not won me over.
Twitter + mobility (e.g., a smart phone app) + an event (e.g., a library conference) = maximal utility and enjoyment