With reference Class Activity 3 is a case study of Twitter. The assessment tasks are listed below and were signalled during Lecture 9 on Communication and Interpersonal Skills.

Read all three screenshots of the Twitter case study uploaded on Moodle - Twitter: rewriting (or killing) communication?

Then conduct further research before answeringthese four tasks/questions:

1. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of business communications via Twitter in workplaces. (half a page maximum)

2. Recommend some clear and simple management guidelines to users in workplaces, that would maximise the effectiveness of work-related tweets? (half a page maximum)

3. Research Elon Musk's stated reasons for wanting to acquire full ownership of Twitter - before his backflip. Would improving Twitter as a 'globalised village square' for everyone to communicate also bring any benefits to businesses - or no benefits? (half a page maximum)

4. Suggest one or more improvements to Twitter's platform that you would like to see implemented, which would benefit business communications. ( half a page maximum)

I have attached 3 screenshots below

Messages withiout} meanings Twitter's lac-character limit keeps messages terse and to the point. However. there's no guarantee they'll be pertinent or that each message will be meaningful. Ma rhel research rm Pear Analytics analysed 2000 tweets sent during daytime hours over two weeks and concluded that do per cent ofthem represented 'pointless babble'.' While avid Twitter users may agree that not all tweets are gems. the service has found a place In digital oultu re. Social network researcher Danah Boyd has criticised Pear Analytics' results, pointing out that pointless babble could be better characterised as socialgrooming. where tweeters 'want to know what the people around them are thinking and doing and feetlng'.' Tweets travel faster Twitter's low warhead translates into instantaneous broadcast communication. And for some users. that's part of the appeal. 'Twitter lets me hear from a lot oi people in a very short period of time.' says tech evangelist Robert ticoble.S in addition. Twitter has become a de facto emergency broadcast network for breaking news. It is a means to transmit up-to-date information during disasters and other unfolding situations.' Real-time news. video clips and images rapidly spread through the 'Twitterverse'. often providing faster information than formal news media .7 More managers are using Twitter and it's beComing essential for teams. whose leaders and members use it as a fast-cha nnel way to send announcements about upcoming events, post rapid-response items and share links that bear on what's happening within the organisation. Twitter is also being used in educational settings as a way to promote student Interactions with faculty and administration and with one another. Impulse leads to apology Twitter's quick and short messages are shortening the stages of communication quick thoughts wanant a tweet They're increasing the frequency of communication more time efcient than a direct message or an email. But. it's not uncommon for well-known meeters to apologise and explain a tweet or two after it was misinterpreted. The immediacy of Meeting can make It impulsive communication tweets are so easy to send out and regret later. tion more people just chipped out if ObamaCue. It is in a death spiral no answer . resist Obstructionist Democrats gore in, Save Donald J. Imp O Heading to the Great State of Waconor to tall about JOBS, JOSS, JO89 89 reporting. progress being made as the Soul News is Q US President Donald Trump is a prolific 'Tweeter' Trolls Twitter has a problem with abuse that has long attracted headlines. 'Trolls', those who post deliberately inflammatory messages on Twitter or other online platforms in order to incite a reaction, are often not held accountable for what they write on Twitter, as users can choose to remain anonymous. Facebook has a real-name policy, and as such, it is easier to hold users accountable for their content. In one case of online behaviour having real-life ramifications, Australian feminist writer Clementine Ford posted a screenshot of a vile Facebook message she had received from troll Michael Nolan, tagging Meriton Apartments, who he'd listed on his profile as his employer, in the post. Nolan was subsequently fired from his job. 3rd resource for Class Activity 3: Twitter - rewriting (or killing) communication? Part 3 that was leaked to tech website The Verge, 'we suck at dealing with abuse and trous on the platform and we've sucked at It for years. In early 2016 however, Twitter announced the formation of the Twitter Trust and Safety Council, 'to ensure that people feel safe expressing themselves on Twitter.1st resource for Class Activity 3: Twitter - rewriting (or killing) communication? Part 1 Twitter - rewriting (or killing) communication? Twitter's 140-character text-based messages, or 'Twitter-speak', permeate everyday life. But questions about its influence are being asked - by parents, relationship partners, teachers and employers. Is Twitter reinventing social communication or just abbreviating it? Do tweets create meaningful conversations or dumb down our abilities to write and communicate effectively, and respectfully, with one another? Twitter was conceived on a playground slide during a burrito-fuelled brainstorming session by employees of podcasting company Odeo. Co-founder Jack Dorsey, now Twitter's CEO, suggested the idea of using short, SMS-like messages to connect with a small group. "[Wje came across the word twitter, and it was just perfect,' Dorsey said. 'The definition was "a short burst of inconsequential information" and "chirps from birds." And that's exactly what the product was." Dorsey, also CEO and founder of Square, a mobile payments company, developed a working prototype based on an instant messaging platform. It was first used internally by Odeo employees, but was refined and released to the public. Within three months and sensing the magnitude of the invention, Dorsey and other members of Odeo, including product strategist Evan Williams and creative director Biz Stone, acquired Odeo and picked up Twitter.com in the process. A channel with capacity Twitter has become a vehicle for communicating carefully crafted messages of self-promotion and branding by major companies, not- for-profits, activist groups, politicians, actors, athletes, musicians and media personalities. Top Twitter topics or 'trends' driving tweets include sports, politics and music as well as natural disasters, human conflicts and crises. According to an internet study by Pew Research, Twitter usage is pervasive among technology early adopters and widespread among a range of demographic groups.? Messages with(out) meanings