When talking to Twitter virgins and Twitter newbies, many make the mistake of comparing Twitter to Facebook.
Can we just get this straight, Twitter is not Facebook!
Facebook is excellent and is a full social network, with all the functionality that comes with that, and typically it is a network that people join and tend not to unjoin (unless you really hack them off - and especially if you have an axe-murdering grandma!)). Many people in your network may well be known personally to you, and as such it becomes much more your own social network, where you all share all your experiences and photos etc.
Twitter is a micro-blogging site, where you follow people and people follow you, because of a common interest, and therefore a reason to engage with people that have similar interests, whether that be work or social related. People choose to Follow You / Unfollow You all the time, as part of everyday Twitter life, and it shouldn't be taken personally if you lose some followers, that's what happens.
Twitter allows you instant access to people (to follow), and allows you to engage in conversation with them - as long as you have something interesting to say of course!! They may well choose not to follow you, but that doesn't stop you from seeing what they have to say. Facebook is much more private - if you do not want people to be your friend you simply say No.
So for me, Twitter is brilliant, instant, fluid, fast and fun, whereas Facebook while equally addictive and brilliant is a more personal type of social network, where you have total control, and more likely, a longer relationship.
So what do you think? Is it Twitter or Facebook for you? (and yes you can have both of course, before you get clever!)
