It has been much too long since my last post, and I blame my new found social media love: twitter. In classic twitter style (limited to 140 characters), here's why I've been neglecting my blog and spending my time on twitter:
- It's a lot faster and easier to post an update on twitter compared to writing a full blog article
- I find it a lot easier to have a conversation and keep in touch with people over twitter as compared to doing so via blog comments
- I've gotten a lot of great tips/links to interesting and useful content on twitter
- Commitment on twitter is low so that I personally feel less obligated to read every little update and more able to scan
- Finally, I see a smoother transition from student/personal use of social media to professional use of social media
To elaborate on my last point: what I've realized is that I just feel more comfortable on twitter. I've been struggling somewhat with how to approach my engagement in social media because, while I am accustomed to using social media as an outlet to express my personal thoughts, I recognize that I also engage with people on a professional level via social media, especially in my particular job. What I love about twitter in particular is that the level of informality and the culture seems to align/allow for these two sides - the more personal and the more professional. Perhaps it's also because I'm mostly following/being followed by my professional connections rather than university friends, for example. But I still find it a lot easier to feel open yet professional on twitter than to alter my behavior on facebook to maintain appropriate connections with different groups of friends there.
I will try not to neglect my blog as much as I have, but I encourage you readers to get on twitter and follow me and "@ellieeille" me if you want me to follow you back.
