To Tweet or Not To Tweet...Twitter #56

I was clueless to Twitter until this exercise although I had heard the word mentioned numerous times. I now know that it is a communication technology consisting of microblogs of 140 or less words.

After browsing a couple of different profiles, I personally would not adopt Twitter for my use although it was interesting to see what others are saying.

I used the search feature to find hundreds of tweets on the Obamas' new dog and the current swine flu outbreak. The results were varied.

Getting the Most Out of Facebook # 55

Although I did not have a Facebook account prior to this iHCPL exercise, I am familiar with Facebook and its applications as my daughter and son have accounts and have shared information and pictures they have received with me.

It was very simple to sign up for a Facebook account. I decided to search my high school for classmates and since we had graduated in 1963, I didn't expect to find anyone. What a surprise! I was delighted to find 6 of my classmates. I added a friend and received an invitation to take a quiz. My son has been ill, so I used the application to send him good karma.

Facebook is not something that I will continue to use but I did enjoy the experience.