Twitterdom

Many of you may not know that I have a twitter account. At first, I used it for keeping up with my colleagues. From reading their twitters, I would know if they were painting their kitchen, watching a movie, or frustrated with an issue at work. The last few weeks I have been using it in a completely different way...I have signed up to follow social media gurus, PR professionals, and news hounds who twitter. It is amazing the little tidbits of information you can pick up on. Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute feels that newsrooms should all have twitter pages. I'm considering trying one out here at K-State to see if it will help us get the message out about the stories we are working on.