I actually use Twitter a lot in my day to day life, mostly for work. Whether I am tweeting about a show I am working on and therefore promoting, looking for topics to blog about or just reading tweets to take a break from a more trying task, I find it to be the most useful of the social networking platforms. My name is Jodi, and I am a proud Twitter addict. So why do I love Twitter so much?
1. It is a great way to keep up with the latest news about my industry – theatre and the arts. Over the last year Twitter has become one of my top news sources for work (and often for other topics as well). Of course daily digests like Tom Cott’s You’ve Cott Mail and Arts Journal are still a must and without question, I check Broadway Stars periodically throughout each day, but I find that Twitter delivers the top headlines from the major newspapers and all the blogs. more often than not if I miss an interesting article or posting someone re-Tweets it and brings it to my attention. When it comes to events – like Presidential addresses , awards shows, or Industry conferences – how you experience the event is completely changed. Back in June I wrote a post about how the entire experience of the Theatre Communications Group annual conference and the Tony Awards changed completely (for the better because of Twitter).
2. I have had some wonderful conversations on Twitter. Certainly the most lively one surrounded Rocco Landesman’s “Peoria-Gate.” But even the quick small exchanges about what someone thought of a show – especially one of mine – have been delightful and insightful. These conversations have even led to expanded relationships. For example one follower sent me a direct message asking if I would share some of my career advice which resulted in a great hour long dialogue on the phone. Another follower who I had several conversations is now a regular lunch date when he is in New York seeing theatre. Another is helping me redesign my blog’s look (stay tuned for more on that). These are all folks I would never have met without Twitter.
3. It is a great way to share all of those little things that are interesting but don’t warrant a press release or would otherwise never be put out into the world. Sure some folks think we are over-sharing and some folks are, but when it comes to shows or nonprofit theatre, I love hearing the inside scoop.
4. It’s fun. In addition to my work-related tweets, the folks I follow provide delicious commentary on my favorite TV shows, insider info on shows, and lots of witty insight.
5. You can walk away from it for a few days and when you come back it’s like you never left. Twitter doesn’t take too much commitment. If you are really busy and can’t check it for several days, it will still be there when you get back. you may miss a few interesting tweets, but if you want you can search a topic and see what you missed or you can just join in mid-stream.
For those of you who don’t get the point or find it all overwhelming, I suggest giving it a try for a while. It took me a few weeks to fall in love with it. You can check out my tweets by clicking on the tab at the left of this post, if you find them interesting – please follow me. For several more postings on twitter just follow this link.
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