The internet is a wonderful place full of wonderful sites and tools to help us stay connected with family and friends. These social media devices have branched out from teenagers “checking their facebooks” to companies attempting to market their products. Among these profiling giants, is Twitter. What is Twitter? Twitter has quickly become one of the most popular online social-networking devices out there. Established in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Twitter is a free “micro-blogging” service that enables users to communicate through “tweets”. Essentially , it’s an online profile that anyone can create and use to keep their “followers” updated on their life. Teenagers can tell their friends what happened over their weekend, mother’s can inform the family back east what’s been going on, and many people use Twitter to stay up to date on what’s happening around the world.
With this vast power, how could the green movement not take full advantage? Of course, there are green super giants like molfamily (http://twitter.com/molfamily) who keep their followers up-to-date on green happenings, advancements, and news nearly 24/7. What Twitter needs, as far as the green movement is concerned, is more profiles concerned with green events. There needs to be a greater effort to document and schedule all the green events happening across our country, and better yet, the world!
Now, this isn’t to say that green events are strangers to Twitter all together. Here is a list that was posted earlier to this very site: http://www.greeneventconnection.com/top-10-best-green-events-on-twitter/. The post, entitled “The Top 10 Green Events on Twitter” gave a solid list of events happening all over the country, ranked by number of followers, and listing their respective Twitter accounts. So check it out!
And then, once you’ve seen that, make one yourself! More green events should exploit Twitter to connect with attendees, exhibitors, and the greater community at large.
