Nonfiction on Twitter... Too Much?

Lab Two:

When searching for particular sites and people in the nonfiction world on social media websites, I found some interesting discoveries. There seemed to be two different sides to my research. It was really easy finding nonfiction sites on Twitter and Facebook, but when it came down to searching actual authors, it wasn't so easy. I guess the reason for the speed bumps was that I was only looking for already established authors--there seemed to be tons and tons of local authors at smaller news sites/publications.

Anyways, through all of my debating with who to pick, I landed on Keith Law (@keithlaw), a national baseball writer. You can find his work almost anywhere, but mostly on ESPN. I am familiar with the topic that he mainly tweets about (baseball), and he does a great job responding to questions asked by his followers. He doesn't do much self-promoting, which is always nice. He can be a little sarcastic with his responses, but he does the one thing I think all famous writers should do: interact with us common folk looking to be just like him. Doing that simple thing proves to me he cares, at least a little bit, about the people that take the time to ask him questions and follow his work.

For the site, I chose CNN's breaking news account (@cnnbrk), my second official follow on Twitter. Seriously, they get the job done. It's short, sweet, and right to the point. I mean I just learned the death of Steve Jobs through this account. With breaking news accounts, you always have to wonder when/if they jump the gun with too much information. I have to tell you, this account has yet to make a mistake, at least since I've followed them. OK, I make this account seem like it's above and beyond all other accounts. Maybe it tweets a little too frequently throughout the day (i.e. I know Steve Jobs just passed away, however, I don't need a tweet linking me to Mark Zuckerberg's thoughts on the situation). That's it, though, the only complaint I have.

See you next time.