Twitter, twitter, twitter! I was recently assigned to do a 48 hour experience on the website www.twitter.com. I have already been a member of the site from the beginning of the semester when my intro. to PR class had been assigned to create accounts. You can find me at http://twitter.com/dzaremb1
One of the most interesting things I have come to find out that with this social media networking, we can connect to others that are in the same field of work or into the same hobbies. The site is incredibly easy to manage. I would ultimately have to say that the difference between the first half of the semester using twitter and using it now is the fact that my connections have grown and my use for twitter has expanded beyond for entertainment. I have become a leech of social media and the news coming out of the business side of the world.
The thing that still suprises me today is the connections one can make with twitter. I have had direct messages from professionals interested in why I chose PR or where I was attending school. The amazement and gratification of someone getting back in touch with when you made the first effort is great.
Through twitter I have also found out that blogs are actually interesting! I follow several of my classmates through twitter and their blogs, but I have also come to be interested in the twitter accounts and blogs of those people that are already in the work place and have jobs that are either the same or related to my major of public relations. On blog I would recommend to check out is John Cass’s blog http://pr.typepad.com/. Cass is a marketer, he writes about social media, PR, and corporate blogging. You can also find him on twitter, with interesting facts from his job in Boston at http://twitter.com/johncass. Also, check out VCUPR, a company on twitter, directly engaging with anyone and everyone that is interested in Public relations. You can find them at http://explore.twitter.com/VCUPR. Another company that is out of good ole Beverly Hills, CA is NVSPR, you can find them at http://explore.twitter.com/NVSPR. Their goal, “NVS Public Relations vision is to elevate premium lifestyle, entertainment, films, fashion, consumer products and talent into a new progressive direction”. Its interesting to view their pages and check out their comments to see whats new in their corporations world, what they have accomplished or what they plan to accomplish.
All around I want to continue my twitter my experience, it has provided me with connections with people in my field of study that have been priceless. I have found more information about today’s business world using twitter then I have from college. It is an amazing experience and I hope for the good fortune with the site in the near future.
So glad to hear that your Twitter experience has been valuable.
Barbara