Emily Belding
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Individual Blog Post #1
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Is all the hype about Twitter good? Recently, I have been hearing a lot about Twitter on the news, radio and Internet- you name the media outlet and they have talked about it. There has been a major hype on this new networking service, so much that celebrities are now using it. Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchanging of quick answers as to what you are doing. People chose to Twitter so that they can keep in touch with the community they want to be in and are interested in.
In recent news, celebrity Ashton Kutcher marked a Twitter turning point- he became the first celebrity to collect 1 million followers. I think that Twitter should not market this information as a platform to gain recognition- it's not about celebrities. Kutcher was on Larry King Live the other night, talking about Twitter. A lot of users have expressed concern that the site is being overwhelmed by celebrities and media hype and they don't like that. Twitter is about everyday people having a voice. When social networking services, draw in celebrities it tends to take the community at large away and focus on a community that most don't fit into.
The celebrity driven hype on Twitter could possibly turn off longtime Twitter users but also it has allowed this service to take off. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the Twitter community- it has become very main stream in the media and has everyone with Twitter on their minds.
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