What’s Worth Tweeting About?

It has taken me a while to jump on the Twitter train. What do I have worth tweeting about? What do I have to share that others need to hear from me? To me, Twitter has always seemed like a pretty useless social media app. Tweeting out to people to tell them what I’m eating, or let them know I bought a new shirt, or show them a picture of my cat seemed a little silly. Nobody wants to know what I am doing! I understand celebrities having Twitter accounts, because perhaps someone is actually interested in the fact that Justin Bieber had cereal for breakfast, or that Kim Kardashian loves her new lipstick. But how does little ‘ol me benefit by tweeting?

Would I get 91,061 retweets with a simple "hi"?????

So, I did some research. I read the Twitter help page and learned a little bit about how I, a person who really has not much to share, can benefit from having a Twitter account. As I do not belong to any clubs or do not currently have a job (#poorstudentproblems) for right now, Twitter can benefit me by being like my own personal newspaper. I can decide whom to follow, and whose information I find valuable. I then can scroll through my Twitter feed and see only that information I want to see. I can get my city’s traffic reports as they’re happening on my twitter feed, the celebrity gossip I crave, as well as anything else I may be interested in. The value of this first occurred to me a few weeks ago when I put on my snow boots, hats and mittens and made my trek to the gym one snowy morning. It wasn’t an easy trek, as I was quite tired (it was a Friday morning, and everyone knows how crazy Thursday nights can be). I made it all the way to the gym, and as I approached the door I noticed a sign saying “GYM IS CLOSED”. I was furious! And as I posted an Instagram of me looking like a sad puppy in front of the sign, I started receiving several comments from friends saying “You should have checked the gym’s twitter!” Apparently, my not having Twitter meant that I wasn’t receiving information that could be very vital to my day.

From that day forward I cr3ated a Twitter account, and have begun following others’ accounts I think may be beneficial for me. Since I am not a very involved student, and I don’t at this point work or belong to any businesses, I still have not figured out what is worth tweeting about. I know that as I continue on this twitter journey I will figure out how to effectively use twitter to promote myself, or my interests and gain some valuable followers. Until then, I will continue to follow my favourite celebrities, news sources, and businesses in order to stay current. Hopefully, in the meantime everyone will just enjoy my “Just tried a coconut Lara bar #yummers” tweets.