Do we need twitter?
There is absolutely no doubt that the world is slowly starting to revolve around social networks. The question however is whether or not we need such a social revolution?
I could go on about Facebook as well but to keep things short I'll just focus on twitter for now.
The good:
Putting aside the fact that twitter helps kill a lot of time and is even considered 'fun' to many people throughout the world, there is actually a way in which it can be beneficial to individuals. The first of which is actually quite surprising. Some organisations are starting to recruit by looking at and assessing an applicants tweets. Why? Well, many believe that a persons tweets will actually tell a company a lot more about a person than any prepared resumé. This does make sense if you think about it. Unless every single one of your tweets is politically correct and innocent, future employers could find out what you're really like.
You should be able to work out whether the above point is good news for you or not, but with unemployment on the rise, it may be a good idea to start thinking about your tweets.
Another good use of twitter is for businesses. Social networking is and easy way to spread the word about what you have to offer. It's effectively free marketing.
I guess another benefit is the ability to interact with your favourite celebrities or better still, become twitter famous yourself. This isn't easily done but I can't exactly criticise because its basically a form of blogging.
The bad:
Productivity. Assuming you've got a job, spending half of your working life tweeting isn't the best way to go about keeping it.
So for obvious reasons productivity is going to decrease due to twitter, but that's not the only negative.
Laziness. A shocking 46% of people have admitted to using social networks to contact somebody in the next room. So basically twitter is slowly turning the world into a lazy, unproductive place to live, not looking too good is it?
A final point has to be the amount of bullshit that manages to find its way to twitter. Hacking often occurs and convinces people that the most outrageous of stories are true. From Obama assassinations to Burger King being sold to McDonald's, it's just a bit ridiculous.
So what's the verdict? Should we use twitter? Well I'm in no position to tell anybody what to do but I'd say use it in moderation, or the world will spiral into despair. (possible exaggeration)
I could go on about Facebook as well but to keep things short I'll just focus on twitter for now.
The good:
Putting aside the fact that twitter helps kill a lot of time and is even considered 'fun' to many people throughout the world, there is actually a way in which it can be beneficial to individuals. The first of which is actually quite surprising. Some organisations are starting to recruit by looking at and assessing an applicants tweets. Why? Well, many believe that a persons tweets will actually tell a company a lot more about a person than any prepared resumé. This does make sense if you think about it. Unless every single one of your tweets is politically correct and innocent, future employers could find out what you're really like.
You should be able to work out whether the above point is good news for you or not, but with unemployment on the rise, it may be a good idea to start thinking about your tweets.
Another good use of twitter is for businesses. Social networking is and easy way to spread the word about what you have to offer. It's effectively free marketing.
I guess another benefit is the ability to interact with your favourite celebrities or better still, become twitter famous yourself. This isn't easily done but I can't exactly criticise because its basically a form of blogging.
The bad:
Productivity. Assuming you've got a job, spending half of your working life tweeting isn't the best way to go about keeping it.
So for obvious reasons productivity is going to decrease due to twitter, but that's not the only negative.
Laziness. A shocking 46% of people have admitted to using social networks to contact somebody in the next room. So basically twitter is slowly turning the world into a lazy, unproductive place to live, not looking too good is it?
A final point has to be the amount of bullshit that manages to find its way to twitter. Hacking often occurs and convinces people that the most outrageous of stories are true. From Obama assassinations to Burger King being sold to McDonald's, it's just a bit ridiculous.
So what's the verdict? Should we use twitter? Well I'm in no position to tell anybody what to do but I'd say use it in moderation, or the world will spiral into despair. (possible exaggeration)