7 Reasons Why I Love Twitter
Twitter is seven years old today, so I thought I would celebrate the occasion with 7 reasons why I love Twitter.
1. I first met so many of you reading this right now on Twitter #top #reason
2. Tweet Chats #BCSM #BCCEU #HCSMCA
3. It’s great for my insomnia! There’s always someone to talk to 24/7
4. Twitter keeps me plugged into the latest health research
5. I can connect directly with global advocates and healthcare professionals
6. It’s a twitterific learning tool
7. Great way to crowdsource opinions and mobilize action
So there you have it 7 reasons why I love Twitter. It is my number one social media networking platform and since joining it in 2008, my love affair with Twitter has grown alongside my list of friends from all over the world. Are you on Twitter? What do you like about it most? I would love to hear your thoughts.
Tweeter has allowed me to find new friends with similar purpose in a refined subject area
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Same for me 🙂
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A great idea for a blog. I love twitter, I can’t say things on there that I wouldn’t say on Facebook. It’s like being in a pub or cafe and deciding which conversation you’d like to join in with. It’s also great if you are looking for local information and I’ve met some wonderful people through it.
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That’s a great analogy Val – you can flit in and out of Twitter and join in the conversation or just listen in – it’s definitely my favourite of all the social media platforms
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I love the real-time connection with people everywhere in the world. Plus, it’s an open door for conversation – I’ve connected with many awesome people all because of Twitter. (whereas in the real world, I’m way too shy for that!)
Woohoo for Twitter! ~Catherine
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aw I can’t imagine you being shy Catherine 😉
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I like the easy access to interesting articles/research that I most likely would never see. I lack time to be a consistent user but find it valuable to use when the time is available.
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Absolutely! There is an incredible wealth of open access information available on twitter which I find hugely valuable.
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Since I just joined this week, I have much to learn as a tweebie. But I kinda see the pull of it!
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Renn, I was sooo excited to see you had joined and already you are quite the natural at it – I see you are using hashtags and doing #FF already 😉 Go Renn!
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I must admit to not having enough time to follow twitter regularly enough and when I do, it becomes a bit of a time sink! But I have made some good connections, and I do push articles of interest etc through my Twitter account, some of which resonate with others. Out of curiosity, how much time do people spend on twitter vs other social media?
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Hi Andrew – it’s a good question – I know my answer is waaay too much time, but I do find it a valuable way to make new connections and learn new things. Have you taken part in any tweet chats?
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No I have not. Another thing to learn! 🙂
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Great post, Marie and I couldn’t agree more! I often tell people if I could only be on one social media platform it would be Twitter.
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me too Jackie 🙂
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Marie, I also love Twitter for those same reasons. I’m not on it as much as I’d like to be. I love the tweet chats, too!!
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It’s always a lovely surprise to see you pop up on Twitter from time to time Beth 🙂
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Well, you just might be the Twitter Queen, Marie, or at the very least, one of the top twittering princesses! Seriously though, I must admit I’m hooked too.
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i think we all find the platform we feel most comfortable on and for me it’s Twitter. I could take or leave the others, just leave me to twitter 🙂
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I love the idea of retweeting someone else’s post or link. It’s so easy and gets important information out faster. xo
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Absolutely Jan!
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Twitter has exposed me to so many people that I have been able to connect with. I find it so exciting that so many of us have met through Twitter connecting us with social media. The meetings and information that I have learned from from the following hashtags has been invaluable and I have made incredible friendships and well as have had social occasions to meet some of these people personally from #BCSM #HCSM, #HCHLITSS and I hope I can join #BCCEU this month. The exposure is incredible and it just keeps growing. I also love the way we have been able to share news through Twitter.
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