What I really think about the writing space that twitter affords is its a good size for what its meant to be. Twitter is a social networking site that is defined as microblogging. Its supposed to be short messages, just a quick heads up to what people are doing to send to their followers. These restrictions are necessary and helpful because it keeps people from posting paragraphs about their lives. It lets them sum up the most important parts and then tweet them. Twitter allows people to post videos and links and its a good way to spread something like information quickly. The trending topics show what the most popular thing that people are tweeting about.
Twitter is used all over the world and people can follow anyone, from celebrities, to news sources, comedians, and your friends. The 140 character limit is what makes tweeting tweeting, its a short burst of information. If they wish to write longer about something then they have other social media outlets. They can make a status on facebook about it, blog about it, or even text or call someone about it. If the people want to write a novel about their personal lives they can, but then its called an autobiography not a tweet.
Thank you for your intelligent, thoughtful post Rebecca. I really enjoy reading what is on your mind. Have you thought about the people who use Twitter the most? The reason I ask this is because the primary audience of a social media site really alters its affect on society. The average Facebook user, for example, is 38 years old. You might want to use yourself as an example in your post, explaining why you tweet (because I know you do ;)). I notice that you like to get right to your thoughts, but maybe for your next post you could focus on adding examples and references to strengthen your opinions.
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