Guess what #eme6414 friends? May 20 is World Bee Day!
In honor of the day, I decided to move out of my comfort zone...that's right, I suited up and logged into Twitter 😆. It's not that I have anything against Twitter it's just not usually my preferred platform. For me it feels like this strange space between Facebook and Instagram. But nonetheless, I did it for the bees and also tweeted about it at @elkennelly 👍
What did I find out?
- Hashtags work the same in Twitter world as all of the other spots
- I couldn't figure out how to make a story 😕
- I'm not sure why I would bookmark Tweets but there must be a reason!
- Lists seem like a way to follow interest areas but I wasn't too sure how they are created. Are those like groups in Facebook?
- My feed is full of tweets from people or businesses I don't really know
- I am seeing the same posts from the people I do follow on other places like Instagram or Facebook!
Perhaps when it comes to Twitter, I am simply a user and I would be okay buzzing on a few times to smell the flowers then going back to my comfortable hive of Instagram where I like to mix the user + producer roles. Nonetheless, I did find some cool #bee posts on Twitter today and hope you will all use these hashtags to discover content too #savesthebees #WorldBeeDay #Pollinators #beeplants
Want to learn more?
Bees R' Funny produced an informative video about the history of importance of World Bee Day. Enjoy!
I love your Twitter thoughts and questions! Same as you, I don't particularly care about Twitter and look forward to figuring some things that may lead me to liking it more.
ReplyDeleteHi Emily, I'm a new Twitter user as well and, just like you, discovering new things as I go along. I once heard someone describe the difference between Facebook and Twitter as "Facebook is full of people I know and don't like, and Twitter is full of people I don't know and love, " haha. I have to admit Twitter does have more variety and people talking about interesting things! I'm still working on how to create a story as well, good luck!
ReplyDeleteNot related to Twitter, but the buzz ... just wanted to share that I planted some lovely flowers for our pollinator friends this morning.
ReplyDeleteYay! I also planted some flowers for pollinator friends. Pinterest has some really nice lists of flowers and herbs that pollinators like.
DeleteHi Emily! I absolutely loved learning about this— thank you so much for sharing! To me, the whole hashtag thing is the coolest networking aspect of Twitter/Instagram. I use it to keep up with birding locations and sitings, or to seek out new printmakers to follow from my art account. I feel like they (hashtags) for overused in the beginning so people think it’s just for #cute little #afterthoughts after they post a #caption, but they’re really meant to do just what you explained— connect us to the things we love or want to know more about! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete(no idea how it has me as “matt and bobbi” but it’s bobbi pinkston! i’ll fix that when i’m on a computer and not this silly phone! :)
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