Twitter!

I used to have a Twitter account, so I am experienced with Twitter. I decided to delete my Twitter almost a year ago. It just seems to be an outlet for complaining and a place where it’s okay for anyone to pass judgment. Most of the people I know are concerned about how many followers they have or how many people re-tweet one of their tweets. I do think that Twitter can be useful, though. Freshmen year I used to stay up all night on my computer. One night, I was awake until about 4 a.m. and saw trends about a catastrophe in Japan. It was the first news coming out about the tragic earthquake and tsunami in 2011. I just remember how amazed I was that I was receiving this news almost instantly from across the world. Just recently, the OU dean tweeted that the university was closed due to an armed robber more than twenty minutes before students received an e-mail.

I suppose that I could use a Twitter professionally. It wouldn’t surprise me if many of my future students’ parents have Twitters. It would be a quick and efficient way for me to share articles or websites I think parents might find useful. The only concern I have is that Twitter is informal and nowadays, that seems to bring trouble. As a professional, I’d have to be aware that information I share is not bias or offensive to my followers.