College Students Don’t ‘GET’ Twitter – And Why
Jan 26, 2010 Uncategorized
This short video shows shows snippets of informal interviews on college students’ perception of Twitter. The case? They don’t get it. Whether that is wide spread or not, we really can’t be surprised.
Why? How do I, and MANY others use it primarily? Professionally. To share information about our chosen line of work – oh and some personal stuff on the side. They wouldn’t get Yammer either, as that is all professional.
Wait until they get the working world and reintroduced to Twitter. Suddenly, they will find that there is a lot of great information and conversation going on about their profession on Twitter. Then they will get it.
February 6th, 2010 at 3:45 am
When smart phones become ubiquitous to the extent that college students can afford them, the use of Twitter might expand in these communities.