All the little birds on jaybird street love to hear the robin go tweet, tweet, tweet

Twitter, tweeting, tweet. That has pretty much what I have been doing for the past 2 hours, and I kind of like it. If I have a question for some of my friends from home they respond to it immediately via their cell phone, there is no waiting 5 hours for a response, it is almost immediate. That aspect of twitter is great but I still have not mastered the site. For instance what is a nudge? Why does twitter keep telling me I reached my limit on searching for people? Why can't I find people who I know are on twitter? I'm sure I'll figure all these things out soon enough but in the mean time I'm a tiny bit confused.

The other side to this is, since I don't have a television and I hardly have time to read a newspaper I can now follow news media on twitter. If something important happens in the world CNNI will tweet about it. My favorite magazine, Rolling Stone, is also on twitter so now I can stay up-to-date on my favorite bands and music news all for FREE (my favorite word). I am not saying that the 140 character updates will be my primary souce of news but on days when I get to campus to late to pick up a NY Times I can always get the most pressing news issues via twitter. Twitter is also great for staying informed with what is happening in the PR world and with any luck I can start networking for an internship and future job possibilities.

In recent years there have been numerous online social networking websites to arise and gain significant prominence, not just in the PR world but also in everyday life. These sites have become a way for friends across the country to stay in touch, for businessmen to stay informed, and for PR professionals to stay in touch and inform the public. It is becoming increasingly necessary for PR professionals and students to be skilled in these online networks. Joseph Priest selected 15 different media terms to know in 2009, all of which have something to do with the Internet and technological advances. Just in my PR Admin class it is necessary to be apart of "twitter" as well as keep a blog. If these tools are being taught in our classes I just wounder what is next for the PR world?