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Posted May 5, 2014

Postgrads: Should You Be Tweeting?

Social networking sites such as Twitter have become increasingly popular in recent years, both with companies promoting their business and people of all ages who want to keep in touch with their friends and family. There are various reasons that Twitter could be a useful tool for you to use during your postgraduate studies.

One benefit of using Twitter is that it could help you to find useful websites and articles for your research. There are many scholars and academics on Twitter, as well as links to informative websites and interesting publications. You can follow people who you admire from your chosen field of study, and maybe find some useful resources for your work. You can use a keyword or hashtag to search for a chosen subject and connect with people who are studying in the same field, and maybe join in some interesting discussions and find out some useful information. Tweeting can help you to make contact with people who have similar interests, who you would not have otherwise had the opportunity to meet.

Another benefit of Tweeting is that you can easily keep in touch with your friends and family from home. You can quickly add a Tweet to let them know what you are doing and how things are going. Although not a substitute for picking up the telephone or visiting, using Twitter is a good way to keep in touch. Tweeting isn’t too time consuming, so you can easily add an update even though you may be too busy to make a telephone call home .

Twitter can also be a useful tool for arranging your social life at university. If you follow Tweets from your friends you can keep up to date with the latest social events, so you won’t have to miss out. You could also use Twitter to arrange your own social events, as you can easily let your friends know the arrangements without needing to speak to them individually.

In order to get the most out of using Twitter, you should make sure that you have an engaging profile to encourage followers. In the future, you may have a book or project that you wish to promote, but you will have difficulty doing this on Twitter unless you already have an audience. Upload an avatar, which doesn’t need to be a picture of yourself, and don’t be afraid to show some personality in your Tweets.

Although there are many benefits to using Twitter, you should also make sure that it doesn’t become a distraction. It is easy to get side tracked while using the internet, so it is a good idea to set a time limit per day.

Once you have set up a Twitter account, you could find it useful for anything from asking for recipe ideas to carrying out research for your studies. It is also a great way to connect with people and make some new friends.

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