Blog about Twitter

A Twitter discussion is different from a Blackboard Discussion and an in-class discussion. A tweet is limited to a certain number of characters, while a blackboard discussion and in-class discussion can be as long as the writer/speaker wants to. All of these discussions involve a different setting. Twitter is a social networking site. Blackboard is used mainly for online class discussions. An in-class discussion is a live discussion that takes place in a classroom. All these discussions are similar because they all allow some form of follow up. People on twitter are able to retweet posts and reply to it. This can lead to a chain of replies. People can comment and reply to blackboard discussions as well. As for an in-class discussion, people can jump into a discussion to refute a point or add onto it. Twitter discussions can be easier to have since other users might not know who you are. Twitter users are behind a computer or mobile device tweeting away. This serves as a mask to cover their identity (if the user does not use their real name) when they start or continue a discussion. They may feel more freedom with their words. A blackboard discussion is between students someone may be familiar with. They may feel like censoring their replies and comments. An in-class discussion between students may be hard for some since it can go in either a good or bad way.