Blue Birds tweet
Birds tweet when they talk and social media posts released
on Twitter are referred to as Tweets. Each
tweet is only allowed 140 characters per post on Twitter Accounts. So why should truckers care about some
tweeting blue bird and social media posts no bigger than two sentences? News, weather, road conditions and much more
are posted in real time. The difference between getting your weather from the 5
o’clock forecast verses Twitter updates is the real time reports and current information.
A lot can happen since yesterday at 5 pm.
What about the news? A case study conducted by (Rebekah DawnGiordano, 2014), 86.82% of tweets posted by those actually on location during
the Boston Marathon Bombing (2013) were used by the media as their coverage and
live updates. A large percentage of
information was unavailable to media and Twitter users with smart phones feed
the American media and people the coverage. Driving into a large metropolitan area and
trying to guess if your route has been compromised or congested? Twitter is
excellent for those on the move. You can also give other trucks the 411 on road
conditions and news.
Lastly, Twitter offers leisure online browsing options such
as sport updates of your favorite team, entertainment and technology. You can even find other trucking companies
posting job offers and opportunities. Unlike Facebook, you don’t have awkward
friend requests but followers and you
can follow pretty much anyone. Don’t have a Twitter account? Sign up here and
begin discovering while in back of sleeper cab.
Look for our next post in Florilli’s 5 part analysis of
Social Media, ‘Link with LinkedIN’. Like us on Facebook and as always we appreciate our drivers and
readers.
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