The Twitter Phenom
I have been resisting this social networking site for quite a while now. I called it pointless and a waste of time. You want me to say "tweet" and "twoosh" with a straight face? I was convinced that it would be an endless string of pointless information. A website devoted entirely to facebook-status-update-like messages. Who cares? "Jenny is sitting in class." "Jenny is picking her nose." Jenny is wasting my life.
I have made no final decisions yet, but I have to admit, it's interesting. What pushed me over the edge was the fact that I could follow Tina Fey
There was also a session that I went to at the College Media Adviser's Conference that I am currently attending in NYC where a panel of recent college graduates that have landed jobs in journalism were emphasizing the importance of being web-savvy. This included being familiar with popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. I was mad. I had to conform. This is my first attempt to do anything it takes to get a job.
I may even enjoy this sacrifice. I started my account about an hour ago and I'm already following 22 people. Among them are Tom Waits, NPR, New York Times, and Stephen Colbert.
Here goes nothing!
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