Twitter is merely a tool, but a powerful one. In a lot of ways, twitter is fundamentally changing the way we communicate. And today, it happens to be one of the most powerful tools one can use to build communities – both online and offline.
Historically communities have developed in close physical proximity to actual neighborhoods, schools, places of gathering such as churches or libraries. With the internet and the concept of social networks, the physical gap closed somewhat.
Twitter has rendered both distance AND time insignificant.The immediacy and closeness of twitter combine to make it a socially intense space.
You can find a person with an interest similar to yours or connect with a celebrity who shares your passion
As a microblogging platform that is up all the time and everytime, Twitter is “one big global party” – flowing like a river and ever evolving …. We do not know where twitter will reach the ocean, but for today, we are all evolving with it, creating our microcosmic communities while enjoying the BIG twitter party.
Twitter, to you, will appear as one hell of a crazy party if you peek through the windows. You’ll see everything you see in a party gone out of hand – seriously drunk people, the weirdos, the fashionistas, the celebrities, the pukers, the babblers and all ….
But something changes when you enter the party – given you focus on the right things – and not just the people around you.
So, yes, twitter is one hell of a crazy party and it will always be one hell of a crazy party. But crazy parties can do a lot for you depending on where you are looking. So start out on twitter not by focusing on yourself. Start out not focusing on the others. Do start out with a goal, a strong purpose.
If you want to enjoy this party and meet all the really awesome people that sitting out on couches in the far corners of the space, make sure you let your passions guide you. When you turn away from that noise and focus on something else, you start to hear the really great conversations. Stop trying to peek and crowd around the “celebrities” and you will start to see the real people that YOU will love to connect with.
And there – by focussing on your passions and listening you have taken your first step towards making this crazy party into one hell of an awesome party. And that is the start of YOUR community…..