I’m not sure how many of you are avid TV watchers & Tweeters (Twitterers?) like myself, but I can’t help but notice this growing trend.
What is it?
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Facebook vs Twitter
Today in my Social Media in Public Relations class, we got into this discussion based on social media relationships — specifically, Facebook vs Twitter.
One side was that Facebook is better for relationships. Why? It’s not as public, you can control who sees the things you post, you can interact more, you can simply do more.
The other side, Twitter, was that it’s more about sharing thoughts, ideas & content and not making and maintaining relationships.
Valid arguments were made both ways, but it made me wonder, why can’t they both used to build and maintain relationships?
Just as we all have different relationships with different people, why wouldn’t we have different relationships on Twitter than we do on Facebook? Twitter is a great way to get your information out there, to share content, to get the point across (you do only have 140 characters, after all). It’s also a way, though, to connect. Twitter is one of the only media that can allow you to easily search for people of common interests and follow them with an easy click. Then, suddenly, you’re allowed into their world of tweets, thoughts and other various content they decide to share, which will (most likely) coincide with your interests (given that, after all, you decided to follow them.)
New Media Occupying the Voice of the 99% — #OccupyWallStreet
You may or may not have read my last post about Occupy Wall Street, and that’s just fine. This is serving as a bit of a follow-up…
Since my last post, I have opened my ears and eyes a bit more, and as a result, I have become a bit more educated and informed about what is going on down on Wall Street, and throughout other cities in the world. Since then, I have also received several mentions on other blogs related to Occupy Wall Street, and it’s begun to fascinate me how little attention Occupy Wall Street, or the other Occupy (insert city/state name here), have gained in the main media. The media only seems interested when larger events, such as protestors being maced, or a large number were arrested when crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.
Take notes, friends. This is something that is usually only seen and heard in history books.
But, are these news outlets doing their job? Are they explaining to the people why these people are being maced, or arrested, or why they’re even there to begin with? Is the “popular” media, making the protestors out to be harmful, destructive individuals, or people simply coming together to peacefully unite in change? Is the media doing its job? Or is New Media leading the way, while the “popular” media is taking a back seat ride and looking the other way?
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