06/30/2009 (1:03 pm)
Blogging versus Tweeting
By Danielle Portteus
Social media sites have increased in popularity, especially in the last year. Before beginning at the Evening News, I had a Facebook page.
I really wasn’t into MySpace.
And, to be honest, I wasn’t too keen on blogging.
It’s been about two and a half years since I starting with the Evening News and the paper has significantly redesigned the way to reach out to readers.
I’m not totally sold on blogging. I think I prefer using Twitter to communicate quick ideas to readers. I use the medium a lot when I attend government and school board meetings.
I think Twitter is a great way for me to get out little pieces of information that readers won’t get in a story, as well as some of the core decisions made in real time.
As soon as Bedford Public Schools board of education announced Jon White’s retirement, I posted it on Twitter.
If I need to find someone who has recently lost a job, I send out a Tweet and within minutes, I have a direct response from someone locally who is interested in sharing his story.
It’s amazing how fast something like that spread. Like friends on Facebook, I can follow whomever I want on Twitter. Sometimes there are mundane daily tasks posted like what someone had for breakfast, but then there are other times… like the death of Michael Jackson, that I found information out almost instantly.
At first, I wasn’t sure how I would like using Twitter, but after using it for about six months, I’m sold. It’s my preferred social media site.
The Evening News has a Twitter page featuring breaking news and daily headlines. My co-worker Paula also frequently posts on the site.
Check us out: me (newschic); Paula (MonroeOnaBudget) or the Evening New (monroenews)
I’m sure you’ll get addicted too.
3 Comments »
Comment by Mike Ingels
Twitter is currently down.
Comment by Melissa Ping
There was a major twitter attack earlier. There has been outages off and on all day. When it first started (Twitter) there was more downtime time then up time. The “Fail Whale” was a frequent sight.
I love twitter. I prefer it over all forms of Social Media. It’s a great tool to in social networking. It’s also like a giant party. You can jump into or listen in any conversation going on.
The Re-tweet is gold. It’s like a giant game of telephone tag. You tell one friend, they tell another and so on. If you have something important to say, it can spread very quickly.
Comment by Paula Wethington
Twitter has become my favorite networking site too.
I read a couple of days ago where someone said reading Twitter was like listening to the police scanner. That’s a pretty good description!
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