Milee Karre | October 21st
There are many obstacles in the way of recent graduates these days. Some of these include a horrific economy, rising prices (in anything really), and now Twitter confusion. Now what do I mean when I say Twitter confusion? Well a young professional like myself is confused everyday on how to use the social media platform. Not on how to @reply or DM someone but how to balance the life of a young wild life and the business side of the social media platform. Many different aspects contribute to this confusion and they include:
College buddy response:
It is always difficult to log onto Twitter after a long day at work and see all of your college buddies recent escapades. Why is it hard? Not being able to respond to that absurdly funny yet inappropriate TwitPic or the latest gossip on “that hot chic” is harder then you think. Knowing your business followers will likely see it scares me enough not to continue with my actions.
Twitter Narcissism:
A recent survey I saw on Mashable stated that 80 percent of Twitter users are narcissist by nature. I wont lie and say that I am never like that, actually I would like to tweet more about what IM doing rather then social media tips, new technology, or the new world of media. However, the thought of a client seeing what I had for breakfast or what my ankle looks like after a sprain doesn’t seem like the best idea.
The main lesson I have learned from growing my Twitter army (all 200 of them) is don’t tweet anything your boss wouldn’t like. Similar when saying “Don’t say anything your mom wouldn’t approve of”. In closing, Twitter can be a very strong tool, but for young professionals there will always be a fine line of keeping your personnel life away from all business to see.
