The Wonderful World of Twitter

For a couple of months now, I've been a member of the social networking site called Twitter. I have an account, a follow a few people, read a few posts, etc. As of a few months ago, this was all fine.

Lately, however, I've realized that due to negligence I've become twit-illterate. What began as a few friendly updates, similar to a facebook status update, has grown into a social media giant with tagging, retweeting, URL linking, twitpic uploading, etc. I realized I not only don't know how to use Twitter, but I barely even understand the posts that are coming up on my feed.

Today in J198, however, I took one step toward becoming a true Twitterer. Prof. Littau handed out a worksheet that helped us understand the basic concepts (hash tagging, directly noting someone by using @username, etc.) as well as what Twitter should or can be used for. Essentially, it was like that first day of Spanish class where you learn how to say "Hello, my name is...." It may not have been much, but it was enough to start me in my Twittering ways. Follow me!