Blog About Twitter

My basic impression about Twitter is that it's used to give information and updates, with it's limited character count, re-tweets, and "@namehere's."  Twitter is like a person who makes a remark anytime he/she wants.  The tweet feed is continuously updated with new tweets (like a conversation interrupted with new information).  In-class discussions are conducted with order, where students take turns speaking.  On the other hand, Twitter conversations can continue or stop throughout the day, with random people jumping in with their say.  In a classroom as well as on Blackboard, the students are forced to talk about a topic chosen by the instructor.  On Twitter, people can search a topic and follow through.  But Twitter conversation is limited, like a person who cuts off what they're saying because they cannot say any more (140 character limit).  Can you imagine doing that in real life?  With the issue of tweet-ing limits, BlackBoard allows users to say more and elaborate their ideas.  Also, in-class and Blackboard discussions are conducted with caution and formality, whereas, Twitter discussions are informal and not monitored (unless you're following Barack Obama).