On the first day of the trip, I was identified as one of the social media "all-stars," which cracked me up. I've always resisted creating a strong social media presence, but I don't think I could come up with a valid reason. It always felt a little cheap/narcissistic to constantly update the networks because, quite frankly, who the heck really cares about what you're doing on an hourly basis.
My thoughts about social media changed after the tornado because social media was the only form of communication for a few days, and even after other mediums went back online, social media more effectively relayed information to us (the loose collective of guys who lived at the ATO house, revved chainsaws during daylight, and emotionally debriefed by the fire at night).
Because of this positive experience with social media, I decided to give it a chance on the trip, and I've loved the experience.
I see twitter as an e-journal of sorts that can track my progress from d.c. to nola in specific, time sensitive ways. I keep my notebook with me at all times, so I'm constantly writing down quotes,etc from the speakers. After I jot down quotes, bam it's up on twitter.
That's my random thought of the night. It could've been summed up by saying twitter is real-time e-journaling, whereas journalism has more structure/analysis/form to decide against. Twitter is just twitter....
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I'll try to have some thoughts from her because she is my hero! Enjoy it!
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