After getting used to Twitter, I found myself more comfortable using it. I feel like I would be more efficient at posting updates if I knew more people using it, especially family members. I feel that it isn't as personal as facebook, but I like that you can give your background a personal touch. I uploaded a photo I took in Killiney, outside of Dublin, Ireland, of the walls outside of Bono's house. Thousands of fans have visited and written U2 lyrics, their own poems, or just messages.
What I don't like about Twitter is that random people, who you aren't even following, can spot you and ask permission to follow you. Even though you can reject them so that they can't see your updates, it is still pretty annoying. With facebook, I adjusted my settings so that only Marquette students can request to be my friend. I actually received a message- not a tweet- from someone from the UK that I let follow me, who said that he "looked forward to reading my updates." Really? Don't you have better things to do than see what's going on with a random student across the ocean?
I think Twitter is very useful for PR professionals, or any professionals for that matter, in keeping up to date on their respective industries. I just don't understand all of the "lurkers" who try to follow you!
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