After reading Bill Ferriter's (2009) Taking the Digital Plunge, I stopped to think about my own digital plunge. I feel like I am pretty technologically aware. I am comfortable trying out new sites and features and I feel open to trying new things. However, Twitter is something that has been hard for me to get excited about. I have an account and have tried it many times, but I can't seem to stay. We all have our online rituals and favorite sites, Twitter just isn't one. So when Ferriter mentioned Twitter as a "first step", it made me feel like I am far behind the times.
So, I have decided to give Twitter one more go. Tomorrow morning, I will make it a part of my morning online ritual and take the digital plunge. I am glad Ferriter makes suggestions on who to follow. So I will find new people to follow on Twitter and hoping get more excited about it. However, I don't find myself Tweeting about myself anytime soon.
I'm thinking about starting with Twitter just so I can keep accessing the New York Times for free! Articles are free if you follow a social media link to them, but if you use the website, you're limited to 20 per month.
ReplyDeleteI have been using Twitter lately to connect to professionals in education, but I definitely feel like I am getting spammed to death when I get everyone's hourly postings as well as their retweets. But it has come in handy, just the same. I discovered a Twitter-associated website called Listorious.com. They have a feature called "interview and expert" or something like that. It can put you in contact with a hug variety of professional who use twitter and who would be unfindable by just doing a google search. This was where I found my educator in another country to interview for our curriculum project earlier in the semester. I still follow her because she is plugged into some very interesting resources. I am not sold on Twitter yet, but I also have not had time to really learn how it works. (I'm still getting used to FaceBook.) I guess they are all just different tools for different purposes.
ReplyDeleteErin good luck on your twitter adventure. I have to admit that I don't twitter, and have often thought that it might be something I would like to take up. However, a drawback for me is finding the time to learn how to use twitter and then how to keep up with it. Maybe it is something I will look into trying when I have some spare time. I look forward to hear how it goes for you.
ReplyDeleteWay to go! Your post is definitely an inspiration to me! When Facebook first came out I jumped on the bandwagon; less than a month later I cancelled it because there were so many articles written about how dangerous it could be, and I didn't have time to do any research about the validity of the articles so it was easier to just cancel it. However, seven years have now passed since Facebook rolled out, and much more is known about it. I have thought more and more recently about starting a new Facebook page, and after reading your post I am more motivated than ever to do so! So . . . thanks for your post! :)
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