After looking at Twitter, all I wanted to do was go back to my Facebook account. They are quite similar, but one can be turned off without turning off the computer and the other is always on. I prefer to turn off things when I am not using them. I do this with electricity, water and I just cannot get my head around the idea computer programs must be always on. I do not even like telephones because I cannot turn them off. Perhaps this is why I prefer Facebook.
Both formats have a use in libraries. Constant updates definitely are preferred by technologically savvy youth. They cannot even understand not answering the telephone. If my classroom phone rings in the middle of class and I am busy, I will ignore it. It drives the students up the wall. They are so programmed to answer it, now. So for them, Twitter might be a better choice, since it stays on. In my setting though, set times for twitter updates would be necessary, since they are not suppose to be answering their electronic devices during class time.
Twitter is also a better interface for librarian question and answers, and time sensitive announcements like, "The power is out at the library." But for most library announcements, Twitter seems a bit inconvenient.
Facebook works better for those who only want to look at announcements at certain times that are convenient for them. For most library announcements, I think Facebook is the better choice. Announcements about library programs and events do not require immediate notification.
This means that both Twitter and Facebook are good sources for libraries to use. (But I still like Facebook better.)
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