Quarantine Chronicles

Please feast your eyes on what seems to be a never-ending cycle during these trying times

You dont Have to be A Twitt to Blog!

Tweeting. Blogging. Who would’ve thought that both could even be in the same category? When a tweet comes to mind certainly because of the character limit it couldn’t be compared to a blog. Or so I thought. 

During these recent years Twitter has been used for people to speak out about their political beliefs. These instances have started movements and spark conversations between unlikely folk that may not have communicated had it not been for social media. The internet helps connect like ideas from individuals around the globe. From a journalistic standpoint, one wouldn’t have to travel far to find out news or speak to people about events because social media is so instantaneous.

When the R Kelly documentary dropped, social media roared with opinions and demands for justice for the victims. As the film exposed more, people continued to speak out against the r&b crooner which eventually led to his conviction after several viral spectacles. People were able to speak about experiences they had and the #MeToo movement was brought back into conversation.

Even news about the Corona virus spread rapidly through Twitter. Although in this instance it may have backfired. For example, lots of misinformation was being spread through China via WhatsApp and there was confusion trying to figure out what was accurate. While Twitter can be used to get information instantly, deciphering which sources are credible is important.

During this class experiment, following National Geographic’s account was very informational. They include striking imagery with some of their posts which is nice to look at. Another account that was a pleasure to follow was Charlemagne the God from the radio show The Breakfast Club. While he did his expected promotional tweets, his personality came through in other tweets, making jokes about the Corona virus. Now on the other hand, follow one Buffalo Bill’s Twitter account was lackluster. While other users had high hopes for the team’s next season, being a sarcastic troll served more of a purpose.

Imagine being in a mirror talking to yourself l, hoping someone, somewhere agrees with your opinion. That’s Twitter in a nutshell. However, it’s different tthan other social sites like Facebook for instance. Facebook is more personal because you add people to the friends list because, hopefully, you know them already and are choosing to reconnect. On Twitter it’s just a bunch of strangers that agree with a 250 character thought.