The buzz about Twitter is a triumph online. But what is the function of the application? Is it useful? Irritating? A waste of time or an innovative touchstone in social networking?
Well, it depends…
Twitter is a tool. Twitter is neutral. It’s our job, as Twits and Twittettes, to give the tool purpose. We can use our tweets for everything from online Twirting (tweet flirting) to tweeting twips (tweet tips) about job opportunities or new studies. There seem to be four unofficial categories of Twits so far:
The Professional Twit (ProTwit)
The Professional Twit uses Twitter to make connections out of contacts. No longer is it enough to send the random email reminding your contacts that you work in the same field. If you are a ProTwit, you are proactive. You are in constant communication with a network. You share studies, data and info in real time on a rolling basis. You think that Twitter’s great for creating a network of connections that you can trust. Your fellow Twits are tried and true and quick to twitter back.
The Social Twit (SocialTwite)
If you’re a bit of a globetrotter, then you may be a SocialTwite. You tweet about your daily activities, sharing your life with a network that may span continents in the offline world. As a SocialTwite, you are interested in the lives as well as the occupations of your fellow Twits. You share gossip, twitter about your frustrations and your fun, and sometimes even twirt.
The SoliciTwit
The SoliciTwit strikes temptation into the hardware of tantalised Twits everywhere. The SoliciTwit is often a marketer or a SalesTwit, but, as a SoliciTwit, you can also work in Human Resources. You tweet about limited time opportunities, special offers, and new releases. Followers of SoliciTwits want to take advantage of special opportunities before any non-Twits find out them about through simple search or email. SoliciTwits can also tweet about possible jobs or investment opportunities. Most of us Twits include at least one SoliciTwit in our flock of followees.
The Total Twit
As a Total Twit, you combine all the Twit types in your online flocks. A Total Twit is not limited to Twitter, we hope—instead, as a Total Twit, you may find your Tweets are unlimited in type and interest. You mix business with pleasure and tweet about it all to your online flocks. Attentio tends to be a bit of a Total Twit, as does the Attentio team of Twits.
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