I know the topic of social networking websites has been completely exhausted. But here I am giving my slightly different take on such a website: Twitter.
While not as famous as its nemesis, Facebook, Twitter has been rapidly gaining popularity. It is a micro-blogging website that is used worldwide. Twitter is all about sharing your thoughts; it could be anything from a minute detail about your life to your thoughts on a current world affair. Basically, you can use Twitter to talk about anything!
A lot of celebrities, politicians and other prominent members of society use Twitter as well; be it the King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan to our very own Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. It is a vast platform for public figures to share their opinions and to also let people know what is going on in their lives.
To be completely honest, when I first heard about Twitter, I was not enthusiastic about it. I just sighed and said, “Not another one!” A few months later, however, I was surfing the net and came across the Twitter page of Lady Gaga and started reading her tweets. I was hooked! From her profile I jumped to another and soon enough I was stuck in front of my laptop.
Then one day, a friend of mine mentioned that she had created a Twitter account and after hearing that, it stuck with me. I decided to create one and set about ‘following’ all sorts of people. At first I wasn’t too active on Twitter as I was still hooked on Facebook. Comparatively, Facebook seemed infinitely more interesting. Some time ago, I was checking Twitter and I saw everyone discussing the earthquake that hit Christchurch in New Zealand. That’s when I said to myself, “Why should I watch CNN, when I can just follow CNN on Twitter!
This opened up a whole new vista of opportunities for me. Soon enough, I found myself turning to Twitter for current affairs. Now, I had a way of keeping in touch with what was going on in Malaysia and around the world! How convenient it was, I marvelled to myself.
That’s when it occurred to me that websites such as Twitter don’t only serve the singular purpose of allowing one to socialise with one’s peers. It also allows one to keep up with what is going on in the world.
So what are you waiting for? Go check out Twitter today and if it meets your liking then get yourself an account. You will definitely enjoy the experience. I know I am!
(By Neha Naresh)
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