Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Facebook Status Updates vs Twitter


There is a huge controversy out there on what social media is the best. When it comes down to it, I think it is a personal choice... I know for myself, I am a huge Facebook fan. I find it simple to use and I can keep in contact with those who matter most. Other social media, I find, are not as easy to use... Like Twitter. I find Twitter entertaining... but so hard to follow. So that brings us to... what is better: Facebook status updates or Twitter?
What is the difference between Facebook status updates and Twitter? Well not much. Twitter is a worldwide broadcast of 140 characters. You can follow anyone and anyone can follow you.
Facebook, you have more characters to work with, plus you can see only your friends' status updates as well as comment and "like" their status. Your friend's status updates will show up in your mini-feed. The great thing is, you can keep yourself updated on the lives of your friends.
Another difference between the two social media is that on Facebook, you are mutual friends with someone which means you are followed by who you follow. On Twitter, who you follow is different from who follows you. It can be quite confusing.
But, on Twitter, you can follow celebrities which is something you cannot do on Facebook.
So who wins this battle? Well the decision is yours. I say Facebook but others may think differently. What is your opinion?

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