For a long time (and arguably still today), no one really knew what Twitter was for or how to use it. Is it a social networking site? Is it a utility? Is it an information network? Is it sort of all three? Sometimes it seems to depend on your perception of the platform and how you use it.
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First - tell me what you think. What is Twitter for? What can we do with the platform? How does it hold power to shape our realities? Or does it?
Next - find a recent article concerning Twitter in the news. Link
your article to your blog post. (A simple Google search under the 'news' tab on Google using the search terms 'news articles about Twitter' can lead you to articles, for example). Does what this story reports on match up with your perception of what Twitter is for? Why or why not?
For example, the article I linked above simply explains a new feature added to Twitter that shows articles your connections (i.e., the people you follow) are tweeting about under a tab called "popular articles." If I hold the notion that Twitter is about making connections with people as an information network (that is, I use it to be a more informed citizen), this article might support my perception of the platform as such. Blog posts are due by 5PM on Friday.
Make sure you offer the link to your news article; and, once again, break up your text with a gif or picture. As we have read and continue to read in our tips by K+F, long blocks of text make posts more difficult to read!
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