Blog Post 5

In the articles, “Why Twitter Will Endure” by David Carr, “The Rise of Twitter Poetry” by Randy Kennedy, and “Is Texting Writing,” the authors discuss the helpful content of social media sites and devices. Each author states that Twitter and other social media “texts” are a great source to retrieve information from on a daily basis. The content can be unimportant at times, but at other times, it can be unbelievably important. The stream of information that is collected over time is posted into the social media sphere, and the information more easily accessed by a broader audience. Randy Kennedy states, “the growing popularity of the service as a creative outlet is remarkable.” All three articles argue this point and give substantial evidence to prove that the content is useful. Mostly positive feedback is given on the usefulness of social media sites and devices content. The large amount of information that can be accessed and analyzed now is a commonality discussed in all three of the articles mentioned above.