Blog About Twitter

 For the last years, Twitter has become one of the most popular social platforms worldwide. It provides an opportunity to initiate discussions and talk about the recent and most challenging issues. However, Twitter discussions have unique characteristics that distinguish them from other discussion types, including Blackboard and in-class ones.

The primary feature of a Twitter discussion is the word limit. Twitter allows writing only 280 characters; it means that a user has to be concise and type only the most relevant information. Otherwise, the user will have to create several tweets, but the separation of the post into parts may complicate the understanding of his or her point. Additionally, the lack of space does not allow the user to provide references and use supportive resources. Therefore, Twitter discussions may be appropriate for simple topics and not for complicated subjects. 

In turn, Blackboard discussions are similar to the Twitter ones, but they do not have the character limit. The absence of length restrictions allows the user to talk about complicated topics and use references to supportive resources. Said differently, Blackboard discussions provide more comprehensive and exploratory conversations and help to examine the issue from different angles.

Finally, as compared with Twitter and Blackboard discussions, in-class discussions are oral and are based on the previous knowledge of the participants. In-class discussions encourage students to share their opinions, but they can be unreliable due to their inability to provide supportive evidence. Finally, the conversation about sensitive topics in-class and online can be different. In-class discussions create a more intimate atmosphere, while Twitter and Blackboard discussions are impersonal.

Twitter, Blackboard, and in-class discussions have their pros and cons, but they serve as great tools for interpersonal communication. All of them stimulate information exchange and promote the critical thinking and analytical skills of the participants.

 

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