Twitter- 140 Characters or Bust

“Twitter” is a social networking site that is unique in many ways. Unlike “Facebook” or “MySpace,” where someone has their status (which can be personalized), an information section (which can be personalized), and even games (which can be personalized), “Twitter” allows an individual to have 140 characters for each post. That’s it. If “Facebook” and “MySpace” are considered “childish” or “juvenile,” then “Twitter” can be considered the fully matured version of social networking. No fancy backgrounds, no games to ignore, just straight-forward information.

This micro-blogging site allows for people to post their thoughts and “follow” others’. One form of discussion can be found in “hashtags.” These are words placed at the beginning of a post, or “tweet,” that categorized the statement. People can search for specific “hashtags” to find others with similar interests. “Twitter” allows businessmen to keep up on each other’s progress, a friend to find out what’s going on Thursday night, or even a teacher to connect with their students.

delicious- Social Bookmarking

“delicious” is a website that allows you to group internet resources based on tags that you create. After creating an account, the site brings your homepage. Here, you can create your resource links. To do so, you copy the URL of the website that you want to bookmark and paste it in the correct area of “delicious.” Next, you create your own title and tags for the article. This is the trademark of “delicious.” The site automatically groups your resources according to the tags that you assign yourself. This is a great way to not only categorize helpful sites, but to increase the accessibility to them. As long as there is a computer with internet access, you may access “delicious” and your resources.

In addition to allowing the categorizing of resources, “delicious” offers you a way to connect with others. Though the website’s search engine, you can see if anyone else has used the same tag/tags as you. This gives you the ability to use sources that others have marked as useful.