When Kevin Blackistone visited us last Friday, we had a lengthy discussion about Twitter and how he uses his account. "Be active in social media, but in a smart way. Take it to another level," Blackistone said.
Several students asked Blackistone if he would follow them back if they followed him. He politely declined, but explained why.
He uses his Twitter feed for mostly news and not socially the way we young teens use it. Blackistone even commented that every so often he "cleans up" his feed by unfollowing certain people. He used boxer Floyd Mayweather as an example.
"Floyd Mayweather, you give me nothing. Nothing! You give me nothing, and you're a knucklehead on top of that," Blackistone said.
Continuing that discussion, Blackistone advised us to reevaluate how we use social media, saying that it's now time to start posting and tweeting like adults rather than teens.
That being said, how do you plan on "cleaning up" your Twitter account? Will you actually "clean up" your feed or will you make a new, more professional account? Weigh in on how you can improve your usage of social media.
Here's a link to his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/ProfBlackistone
--Jared Goldstein
Several students asked Blackistone if he would follow them back if they followed him. He politely declined, but explained why.
He uses his Twitter feed for mostly news and not socially the way we young teens use it. Blackistone even commented that every so often he "cleans up" his feed by unfollowing certain people. He used boxer Floyd Mayweather as an example.
"Floyd Mayweather, you give me nothing. Nothing! You give me nothing, and you're a knucklehead on top of that," Blackistone said.
Continuing that discussion, Blackistone advised us to reevaluate how we use social media, saying that it's now time to start posting and tweeting like adults rather than teens.
That being said, how do you plan on "cleaning up" your Twitter account? Will you actually "clean up" your feed or will you make a new, more professional account? Weigh in on how you can improve your usage of social media.
Here's a link to his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/ProfBlackistone
--Jared Goldstein
3 comments:
That's really interesting Jared, thanks for sharing!
For me, I don't quite plan on "cleaning up" my twitter just yet. I'm not yet a journalism professional so I feel like it's okay to keep using my twitter just for fun and interactions with my peers. However, I think it's important to not put anything on social media that will make you look bad, especially by the time you are applying to colleges and interviewing for jobs. If your future employers find things online that make you look bad, they definitely will not want to hire you.
When I become professionally involved in journalism, I will most likely create an entirely new account for that. I occasionally clean up my social networks just because that is something I want to do at the time. Otherwise, I just make sure that I do not post things that I would possibly regret later.
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