All the world's a Twitter!

“All the worlds a Twitter” is what Newsweek recently wrote about the new microblogging site, but it seems as if people are still weary to join in on the fun. Those who haven’t tried Twitter yet are missing out on a new, more simple way of communicating. In 140 characters or less, you can share your status updates with whomever is following you. You can even direct messages to certain people or quickly upload pictures while you’re out and about.

We’ve all gone through the Facebook phase, and maybe it’s just me, but it seems to be slowly loosing its charm. The best thing about Facebook is reading and creating status updates anyway! While Facebook is good for staying connected to family and friends, and posting pictures, I definitely don’t need EVERYONE I’ve ever known in my life knowing what I am doing and where I am.

Twitter is a break away opportunity from Facebook. It’s not meant to help you stay in contact with old friends, it’s meant to deliver messages in real-time to those people who are currently in your lives (You know, the ones who are actually interested in your whereabouts!)

Aside from seeing what your close friends or social circle are up to, Twitter is also an information system. You can follow certain sources, your favorite celebrities, or companies- All of which helps feed our curiosity. The information being shared is up to date and oftentimes comes before any other news source. The trending topic feature allows users to see what topics are most relevant at that time (Although some are definitely irrelevant!)

The two co-founders of Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams are very simple guys and that shows in their product! No huss or fuss here- just a quick status update and all the fun of reading what your friends are up to!

Follow Me: Twitter.com/Nicole_Bruno

Another busy day at Celebrity Society

After working hard on the Men's Power Issue, we are all polishing up our celebrity profiles and sending them away to be edited. For the past two days I have been working on a few projects that have kept me extra busy around here. First, a profile on the creators of Twitter- Biz Stone and Evan Williams (Or @Biz and @Ev for all you tweeters!) These guys seriously won the website jackpot. A little concept that they created for fun has now turned into to the must-use website. The most amazing aspect of Twitter is that they don't even make a profit off of it! (Well, not yet!) It has been interesting to learn of all the ways that Twitter has been used positively too- Helping coordinate protests in Iran as well as many celebrities using it for charity giveaways. If you haven't singed up for twitter yet, what are you waiting for? If you have, follow me! Twitter.com/Nicole_Bruno :)

Another profile I have just started is on Doug Melton. He is a hugely famous scientists who has contributed greatly to stem cell research. Although he is probably the least fun to write about, he has definitely changed the world for the better. Lastly our editor is working on a tribute to Michael Jackson so I've been trying to track down free publicity images of him. I have been using Getty Images which is a genius company! They charge per celebrity picture- a great concept. Also a great resource to have learned about early on in my career since I know I will be using them constantly for articles.

I hoping to have all of my profiles done tomorrow so I can start working on a few more University Link Magazine articles soon. Looking forward to some relaxing beach time this weekend first!

Thought of the day: Experience, no matter how great or small will benefit you greatly at some point of your life.