William Fitzpatrick                                                                                                               10/22/13

Period 4                                                                                                                                   BCA

Twitter Paper

            In a world where technology is increasing at a dramatic rate, people are becoming more inclined to using the internet as a form of communication. The internet, if you know it or not, is becoming more involved in everything we do; we use it for information, communication research, and for writing our own work etc. Even though the internet is very useful for many different things, many people don’t realize the underlying dangers that go along with it. People don’t understand that when you post something on the internet it is very hard to get back. This is because people don’t take into account that when a post is sent out, it is able to be viewed by everyone and anyone and even if you delete it there is the possibility that someone took a picture of your post or picture. Twitter also has its advantages as well. Twitter allows people to communicate in a unique way with their peers; it is also good for advertising specific products businesses, etc.

            Over the period of time that twitter has flourished, it has proved its worth to many businesses and companies. It has showed its worth to them mainly through advertising and presenting information to the public. Companies used twitter by creating an account and posting on their page information about certain events or products that their followers on twitter were then able to see.

            Twitter has also become very popular among the public for recreational purposes and entertainment. People have become infatuated with the concept of social media. For the average person, twitter is a place where they can write about the current events in their lives for their friends to see. People can also follow others on twitter as well.

            Twitter is also becoming very popular among the news and informational realm. Now different TV networks have their own twitters and they use them to post about the current events happening in the world such as weather, government news, national news, as well as news happening all around the world. These great advances in communication allow people around the world to be informed of a current event almost as soon as it happens.

            I personally feel that twitter is advancement in our society that allows for great things but also has its risks. This is because people become unaware of how their posts could affect them later on in life.  Sources: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/for-flacks-twittersrisksrewards-98050.html ,  http://www.ehow.com/list_6026451_advantages-disadvantages-twitter.html