Respond to the character's question as he enters the twittersphere: "Who are they talking to?" Do you wonder who your audience is when you post on twitter? Do you feel differently about your audience in online writing environments? Is your relationship to your online audience distinct? Who do you imagine is reading your tweets, for example?
This animation clearly doubts the viability of twitter as a valuable tool? What do you think? What is the purpose of microblogging?
When I tweet I am talking to my followers. I know that not all of my followers read or pay attention to what I post but I would like to think that most of them do, or they would not follow me. I do not feel differently about my audiences in online writing environments because if I did not want them to read what I wrote or I was worried about how they would react I would not have written it. My relationship with my online audience is pretty similar to my relationships with my friends and peers.
I think Twitter is a great way for people to get little bits of information out to an audience or just express their thoughts to people who may or may not listen. I think the purpose of microblogging is just another way to communicate with your friends and peers.
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