Twitter? For college students, not yet

Wine Library TV star Gary Vaynerchuk released an impromptu comparison of Facebook vs. Twitter on his new site (watch his video by clicking here).  He makes some interesting insights, but I don’t think he has a complete perspective quite yet.

For an assumedly 30-something internet celebrity, sure, Twitter is light, quick, and simple.  It can provide for instant, real-time feedback in a way no other web app can.  But he’s not a college student, and it’s important to consider the “original” users at hand when making the Facebook vs. Twitter comparison.

I’ve been using Facebook for about three years now, ever since my senior year of high school, when the site was restricted to those with an .edu e-mail address.  Almost everyone I know at college is on it, and it’s a fantastic way of keeping up with friends and acquaintances from across the country.  Since Facebook has such a powerful college community, it literally serves as a social landing page for me whenever I’m online.

Some complain about the site’s bloat, but for me, it’s the opposite.  I load up my browser and I can instantly see what my pals are up to.  Pictures from a party a few nights ago.  Recent and upcoming events on campus.  Sure, it might be a little more informative if every single one of my friends had Twitter, Upcoming, etc. etc., but they don’t.

There’s a reason that Twitter has only been adopted by the tech crowd, and that’s because it doesn’t have the momentum to pick up everyday users.  An integrated, full-featured social network with the name recognition like Facebook, though?  Works like a charm.

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