Activity 2 (Blog Reflections)

Briefly reflect on lessons learnt from this tutorial:

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a. How has Twitter (micro-blogging) enhanced your learning of EIR? Compare this with your blogging experience using Blogspot.

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Twitter allows me to give short and precise status updates, however Twitter markets itself as more of a playful kind of social interaction website, and moreover, Twitter updates have a maximum of 140 characters only, which makes it hard for people to take Twitter seriously. Therefore, I use Twitter more for socialising instead of an enhancement for learning. I prefer blogging via Blogspot as there is no limit to the amount of words per post and you can customise your Blog (like a personal website). It gives a more personal feel as people take you more seriously. You can also Blog about serious subjects like Politics to other stuff like Travel, food and your daily life. And its always a joy to read other people's Blogs too.

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b. How can you use Twitter and Blogspot for research purposes?

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To keep up with the trend, many organisations and companies have a "Follow us on Twitter" or "Follow us on Facebook" icons on their websites. So if I would like to know any updates on them, I can follow them on Twitter and Facebook. As Twitter and Facebook provides real time updates, I can ensure that the information I get is always the latest. As for Blogspot, some people tend to Blog on a certain topic, maybe like travel, fashion, food, design and politics etc. So if I would like to maybe get information on a holiday destination that I am traveling to next month, I can read Blogs that cater to the sole purpose of travel related stuff.