Social Media Week

The social media week assignment was definitely something new for me. I decided to use my Twitter because it seemed the easiest since I'd already been using it. But there was such a difference from when I tweeted before to tweeting for the assignment. Mainly because we were told to tweet 20 times but the only time I ever tweet is when something witty pops into my head or I hear a great quote. I don't got around thinking about what I can tweet, there are just small moments of inspiration that cause me to. So it was quite a different experience for me, it was also nice to have all the new posts from the list we were told to follow. I mainly used it just to connect with my friends previously but once I followed the list of accounts I was getting posts from things like NPR that really helped to keep me updated with the world rather than just my friends.

Some of the relationships I formed through this are great. Quite a few electrical engineering accounts wouldn't follow me back but that was mainly because the only ones I could find were things like companies or fun facts. Still, it was interesting to read some of their posts and I look forward to connecting with more people involved in electrical engineering through Twitter in the future. I think Twitter has a bigger effect on people than they realize, or at least it does for me. I hadn't realized what a time filler it was until this assignment, it seems like whenever I'm somewhere like standing in line at the MU or taking a break from my homework, I turn to my Twitter feed and see what everyone has posted. Even if I had just done so 15 minutes earlier. I enjoyed this assignment and look forward to continue making use of the connections I formed through it.