12 Reasons to Use Twitter

As of lately, I have been really into Twitter. It was an internal struggle deciding between Facebook and Twitter as to how much time to invest in each. I realize they have different purposes but there is a lot of overlapping. I started down the Facebook path but I always struggle with the “Friend” concept. Because of that, I’ve turned to Twitter. Now, my opinion might change in a few months, but for now, it’s Twitter. I recently came across a blog post on 12 Reasons to Start Twittering by Michael Hyatt. Here is a list of the 12 reasons.

1. 1. It will enable you to experience social networking first-hand.
2. 2. It will make you a better writer.
3. 3. It will help you stay connected to people you care about.
4. 4. It will help you see a new side of your friends.
5. 5. It will introduce you to new friends.
6. 6. It is faster than text-messaging.
7. 7. It will make you think about your life.
8. 8. It will help you keep up with what people are talking about.
9. 9. It can create traffic for your blog or Website.
10. 10. It requires a very small investment.
11. 11. It can help build your personal “brand.”
12. 12. It is fun! Twitter is just plain entertaining.

Now, some of his reasons are the reasons I turned to Twitter and have put Facebook on hold. Specificaly, numbers 1, 3, and 5. I’m not opposed to getting to know more people but it gets a little overwhelming at times. Using a Twitter program, like TweetDeck, you can seperate the people you are following into groups so you only see the updates that you care about.

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