Forty-eight Hours of Twitter

In my Advanced PR Writing class, my teacher, Tiffany Derville, assigned a unique task: forty-eight hours of Twitter.

Twitter, for those of you new to the concept of social networking sites, is a way for professionals, or friends, to keep in touch in real-time. It is a micro-blog, meaning that all posts are limited to 140 characters or less. You can even set up your mobile phone to send and receive “tweets” when you’re away from your computer.

Professionals are using Twitter to network, build a group of “followers”, and to stay in touch with their customers or colleagues at all times. It is a great way to create an interactive social network, and can be used for much more than just business connections.

Our assignment in Advanced PR Writing was to set up a brand new Twitter account, build a group of “followers”, and “tweet” for a period of forty-eight hours. It was a fun and exciting experience. In my class everyone linked to each other and we “twittered” about everything from what we were thinking about to things that we were doing. This network felt very connected, and even though we were all in different places doing different things, we all knew what each other was up to.

I think Twitter could be a great tool for professionals by keeping them up to date and interactive with their “tweets”.