Oh, how I love Twitter. When I found out I was going to use it, I was so excited! I have actively been a part of this wonderful community since my first Masters course in this program this summer. I have connected with numerous educators filled with a variety of knowledge. I have participated in Twitter chats and even moderated one; I will be moderating a couple more in the upcoming months ahead.
When I scroll through my followers and people I follow, I am curious and think back to Eli Pariser’s (2011) thoughts in The Filter Bubble: How the New Personalized Web Is Changing What We Read and How We Think regarding personalization of the Internet. Pariser discusses how social platforms such as the Internet, Facebook, YouTube, and other websites can “orchestrate our lives” based on certain algorithms and links we may interact or see on a day-to-day basis; our interests and desires. Is what I search for or like related to the content I see and am exposed to continually? Does this affect followers that pop up? So many questions!
When exploring Twitter, I engaged with different Tweets linked to educational blogs or videos, giving me some new perspectives or validating ideas I already perceived. One engagement I had was one that challenged my thinking. Check it out below (I have asked permission to use our conversation; my follower said yes).
"Screenshots of Twitter Conversation with Shereena Dyer" by Stephanie Check
Pariser’s (2011) idea of “filter bubbles” makes me critically think: He notes the “filter bubble” is invisible and can be biased based on the person. Without this filter bubble in our world, could we be exposed to different perspectives and not solely on one perspective? I wish we were exposed to different perspectives in our filter bubbles instead of hearing the same perspectives over and over.
References
Pariser, E. (2011). The filter bubble: How the new personalized web is changing what we read and how we think. New York, NY: Penguin.
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