The World of Twitter and Networking

http://twitter.com

I was first introduced to the social network called Twitter via Facebook. One of my Facebook friends had a status that would always say she was twittering followed by what she was doing at the time. I actually looked up the definition of twittering because it wasn't a word I was real familiar with. Looking it up, I found it didn't really fit the status, but I thought it might have been my friend being silly. However, the next day and every day after that, her status always said she was twittering. During one of my PR classes a couple of weeks ago I became aware that my friend was really a genius, and she was using this funny word twitter as a social network. Someone in the class had actually gotten a job interview because one of her blogs was found with the help of Twitter.

I am still confused about how Twitter exactly works. If someone could give me more information about how it works and how to make the most out of it that would be great!

Networking is an amazing tool that I hadn't thought much about before joining PR. When someone goes into the field of PR, I think the best tool for he or she is networking. I feel like I have not networked enough, and I might be more confident about finding a job after I graduate if I had put more effort into networking. There is still time though and I will probably join Twitter, and I will attend a PRSSA Regional Activity, which the University of Oregon Chapter is hosting, on May 6th in Portland. The Regional Activity is a one-day networking conference for PR students. There will be a Career Fair, mock interviews, lunch with a speaker, and internship and job site tours. There will be PR professionals from Portland and from all over the Northwest attending. If anyone is interested, they should check out the Web site.

http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/~prssa

I would love to hear from other PR students or PR professionals who have advice on networking! The best way to network is to start a conversation.