August 9th, 2009 by Shoshana Yossef
On Facebook I can only chat to my "real" friends. It's so sad, but I only have 22 Facebook friends in the whole world. On Twitter I can speak to anyone I want including Barak Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Ok most celebs don't answer back, but a few do. I am not revealing my special "friends" to anyone!
#2 Real-Time Trends
On Twitter, I can see world trends in real-time throughout the day. If you watch the timeline you can see what's "hot" in Australia, followed by UK, then East Coast, West Coast and ....
#3 Breaking News
Does Facebook really break a news event like a plane crash or the death of Michael Jackson? What about the hoax death of a Hollywood actor that can travel around the world in 3 minutes?
#4 Games, hugs & quizzes
Is it just me, but these apps seem like toys for kids and bored housewifes. By the way I am a "bored housewife" and I don't find them funny.
#5 Building a personal following
I am not a celeb, brand or organization. Who is going to search for me on Facebook? On Twitter I can claim to be the number one social media expert in the whole world, and build up a large following.
#6 No hashtags & limited search
If I want updates, prices, comments on the iPhone I need to join an iPhone Group and add their fans as a friend. Seems a long-way round to get product or company info to me. Of course you could revert to Google/MicroHoo for some out-of-date links or paid ads.
#7 You can only talk to one person at a time
On Twitter you can mention 6 plus people in one Tweet and invite them to join your conversation. Or you can send a Tweet to your followers, which is passed on to their followers, and their followers, until you get to the whole Twitter universe.
#8 You can't butt in on someone elses conversation
I just love this on Twitter, you can decide to join in any conversation without having to send out an invite. Not polite, but a lot of fun!
#9 Real sentences are so hard to write
It's such a bind to write in good English on Facebook. I can mispell, write acronyms and just post 2 word tweets on Twitter. Good for illiterates like me. Best of all, you can ReTweet the best copy-written Twitter headline in the whole world.
#10 Long is more difficult than short
Yes, I'm lazy, but 140 characters is long enough for me. I can write a witty headline, but give me a page and I run out of ideas. Less time to write saves me time. So in theory I could be more productive at work. The trouble is, you just get addicted to Twittering 24/7 ...
Anyone, please defend Facebook or add your comments. Even better ReTweet this article!
Oops I forgot that I am supposed to be an Internet Marketing expert. There is one thing I love about Facebook:
TARGETED, PAY-PER-CLICK ADS
You can target by demographic and interest category. Yes, the ads get results.
LOVE THEM ....
