So, recently I've seen quite a few blog posts about the negativity occurring in the Twitterverse.
The educator on educator crime has seemed to increase and professional and collaborative discourse seems to be fading.
I'm also reading how several folks whom I greatly respect as educators are disengaging from Twitter and stepping back for a while.
Lastly, I'm hearing that the Twitterverse is becoming polluted with self promoters and folks who aren't really interested in learning from others, rather instead solely interested in self-promotion.
Having said all that, I'm not completely oblivious to these thoughts and beliefs. In fact, I've noticed some of these trends and have noticed a shift in how folks are using Twitter.
Now, I honestly don't believe anyone is in a position to tell another person how they should or shouldn't use Twitter, but the change is real and the effects are being noticed.
But... doesn't this shift (whether good or bad) represent what makes this tool so great?
Didn't Twitter become what it is because it provided a fluid and flexible medium that could adapt and change as the market so desired?
I guess what I'm saying is, do others feel that Twitter has become 'expendable' and is losing its pizzazz as one of (if not the) best tools for connection and collaboration?
Has Twitter become the latest victim of the social media craze that propels you to the top overnight and back down just as quickly...?
For the record, I still haven't given up on you Twitterverse...
The educator on educator crime has seemed to increase and professional and collaborative discourse seems to be fading.
I'm also reading how several folks whom I greatly respect as educators are disengaging from Twitter and stepping back for a while.
Having said all that, I'm not completely oblivious to these thoughts and beliefs. In fact, I've noticed some of these trends and have noticed a shift in how folks are using Twitter.
Now, I honestly don't believe anyone is in a position to tell another person how they should or shouldn't use Twitter, but the change is real and the effects are being noticed.
But... doesn't this shift (whether good or bad) represent what makes this tool so great?
Didn't Twitter become what it is because it provided a fluid and flexible medium that could adapt and change as the market so desired?
I guess what I'm saying is, do others feel that Twitter has become 'expendable' and is losing its pizzazz as one of (if not the) best tools for connection and collaboration?
Has Twitter become the latest victim of the social media craze that propels you to the top overnight and back down just as quickly...?
For the record, I still haven't given up on you Twitterverse...