If you haven’t read my article yet, here is your chance! I’m posting it below for y’all! Enjoy, and please comment!! 
Just by reading the title, you will know this is a debatable subject. Your opinion may differ. That’s fine, and I’d love to read your opinion of this article.
I am the editor of our local radio club’s newsletter, so I have decided to write an article about how social networking can actually help, not hinder, amateur radio. Although I’m familiar with most of the major social networking sites (FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter), I’m going to focus on Twitter, and I’m also going to include blogging.
Now, why can Twitter help amateur radio? Because it is a great event tool. Use Field Day as an example. Some members of the radio club can’t make it to Field Day, but they own a computer or cell phone. They can follow the club’s twitter account for up-to-the-minute updates from the event. Now you’re commenting, “but none of the club members at the event are going to sit at a computer and Tweet every minute!” That’s where Tweeting from your cell phone comes in. You can send updates to your Twitter account by simply texting Twitter. I think this is a great tool for radio events, and can bring in more people into the radio world. Why? Because anyone can read the club Twitter, and they will probably like what they see. They might even join their local radio club.
Now, on to blogging. This will help because the writers of the blog can send out information to anyone in a speedy manner. This can compliment the once-a-month club newsletter, and can include information that cannot make it into the newsletter in time, or that cannot wait until the next month. It can also include thoughts on what is happening in the radio world, and can let anyone comment on the newsletter articles, or the club website. If someone that stumbled across the club blog because they were searching on Google read the blog and liked it, they may contact someone to see what an amateur radio operator actually does. If they like what they hear, that leads to more club members and more radio operators.
Many people are going to disagree with me on this. That’s fine by me, and I’d love to hear your opinion!
73
Grant, KB3QFQ
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