JournalismNext (4): Write less, say more.
20 02 2011“It’s like you’re in this big room with a bunch of people you like, and you’re yelling at the crowd and the crowd is listening and talking back to you.”
Microblogging is a new type of journalism with less words and more links to other web sites, videos and photos that you want to share.
Why is microblogging becoming so popular?
- Easy publishing
- Easy consuming
With the quick and easy publishes, people are connected through microblogs such as Twitter. There’s only one rule you need to follow when inside the microblogging world:
Keep it short!
Twitter only allows 140 characters for the publisher to get their point across to their followers. Facebook, another microblogging service, is similar to Twitter, where one can update their status on what they are doing at that particular moment.
The only difference is that Facebook is mainly used for friends and family, while Twitter is mainly used for following your favorite bloggers, writers, celebrities, etc.
Reasons why microblogging has become so important:
- Emergence as an important tool
- Effective medium for breaking news
- Crowdsourcing and building community
- Marketing and building your brand\
It has really brought an enormous amount of importance to people’s everyday lives in order to stay up-to-date 24/7.
Post. Read. Reply. Direct Message — Tweet away!
Tags : Facebook, Microblogging, Twitter
Categories : JournalismNext
