Twitter and What I Found There

It was very informative to search through the Twitter feeds about business. It is an easy way to stay informative about any subject and what is happening in the news. 

1. What kinds of things do people on Twitter seem to be talking about, debating, arguing about or otherwise engaging in meaningful exchanges of ideas about? Give us a descriptive and clear sense of the kinds of stories you're seeing in these Twitter feeds.

There are a few things that every Twitter feed I found on my major was talking about: oil prices dropping, Iran's sanctions being lifted, and China. All of the feeds that I was able to find all said that the price of oil dropping would hurt both the Russian and Chinese economies. Both of these countries depend on oil directly and indirectly. Some are skeptical about this idea, but these feeds are actively discussing the positive impact that Iran's sanctions being lifted will have on its economy. China is the hot topic. Some feeds believe that the Chinese economy is performing as usual, wonderfully. Others believe that China is in for a reality check when their economy takes a dive in the near future. 

2. In your opinion, what are the two most interesting conversations or stories you found in the Twitter feeds? Hyperlink us to the two different Twitter feeds and explain why you found those conversations interesting. 

The fact that Russia is soon going to come out from their sanctions after the Ukrainian controversy. The economy is protected as performing poorly in recent history and it will be interesting to see what happens next after they have no sanctions weighing them down anymore. Another interesting story is the fact that China's economy may take a turn for the worst. They have been growing at an amazing rate the past decade or two and to suddenly have a downturn would hurt the world economy tremendously. I found these two stories on Bloomberg Business and Bussinessweek. The reason that these two conversations are interesting is because they present the facts. They present and exciting hook to each of their stories as well as an attention grabbing picture. 

3. Overall, what impression do you get of your discipline based on what you saw happening on Twitter? Were the people in these feeds talking in ways you expected or did not expect, about things you anticipated they'd be talking about or things you had no idea they'd be discussing? Explain in concise specific detail.

When I found these business twitter feeds, I found exactly what I was expecting. I have seen business posts before, and these had a very similar template. These feeds all are designed to attract those that are already interested in the field. They are not trying to draw in new people to business, they are trying to bring the business to the people that are already paying attention to these kinds of posts. 

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