Twitter vs. Facebook: What Do They Do For You?
A recent Facebook status update by our friends at Social Fresh, coupled with an article I read in Time magazine over the holidays, resurfaced something I’ve given much thought to in the past. The topic being the impact of Facebook and Twitter not only in the bubble world we live in every day (i.e., the world of Social Media), but the cultural impact as well; obviously this is nothing new or profound. Regardless of your personal level of use of either platform, each in their own way have forever changed the way we communicate as a global community.
The post from Social Fresh that sparked this:
These stats have likely changed just over the past couple of weeks, but the data presented here is pretty compelling. I’ve conducted various informal polls on my personal social media profiles over time, and the general consensus seems to be that people use Twitter as a conversational & networking tool. The opposite can be said of Facebook: people tend to utilize Facebook as a communication outlet with friends and family – people they know personally. I can see that, for sure. I’m a little bit of a different case because I tend to use both for networking, although I wish I were a little more selective of those I allowed into my Facebook circle – I am “Friends” with people I’m not really even acquainted with, but have either connected with through work functions or trade shows (who are probably better suited to be connected with me via LinkedIn). Oh well….
All that being said, I’m curious to know what Twitter and Facebook do for you? How do you use one or both of these platforms…if at all?
Thanks for your feedback! It’ll be interesting to see how the growth of Twitter and Facebook grow in the coming year.
