Comments on: Facebook is for Everyone; Twitter is Not http://adrielhampton.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/facebook-is-for-everyone-twitter-is-not/ Creating Government 2.0 and Social Media Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:06:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: JC Shepard http://adrielhampton.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/facebook-is-for-everyone-twitter-is-not/#comment-366 JC Shepard Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:39 +0000 http://adrielhampton.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-366 They are different tools. During primary season I poked around Facebook but I did't find it terribly useful for keeping up on 'news' from people I'm interested in. Facebook is great for looking at new pictures of my niece, but it just seems so.... sophomoric. I followed #TCOT onto Twitter later in the year and have become addicted. I'm finding the Twitterstream much more valuable to watch trends precisely because of your previous points. Twitter is great for absorbing data. Perhaps Facebook is more about what you do with that info. They are different tools. During primary season I poked around Facebook but I did’t find it terribly useful for keeping up on ‘news’ from people I’m interested in. Facebook is great for looking at new pictures of my niece, but it just seems so…. sophomoric.

I followed #TCOT onto Twitter later in the year and have become addicted. I’m finding the Twitterstream much more valuable to watch trends precisely because of your previous points. Twitter is great for absorbing data.

Perhaps Facebook is more about what you do with that info.

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