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Ok, now that you know why college students should be on Twitter and how to use it…I’m going to give you the skinny on who to follow here at Bridgewater State and why…because it isn’t enough to just sign up for Twitter, send out a few quick tweets and call it a day; it’s who you follow that’s important.  This helps you gain new and information and, if they follow you back, can help you spread your ideas, wisdom, questions, and random observances.

First and foremost, everyone who reads this blog should be following the most important Twitter-ers of all…the RCC Blog Team, of course!  Here we are:

• Me (@KarolineZ): Warning! I tweet A LOT!  Mostly I tweet about random things I stumble upon throughout my day, but sometimes I promote my own blog and share news and world events. Oh, and I love creating awesome hashtags like this one.
• Courtney Cormier (@CourtneyCormier): Courtney tweets mostly to post links to her personal blogs and this blog.  Also, she shares lots of really cool websites and articles she finds around the web.
• Kayla Harvey (@Kayla_Harvey): Like me, Kayla tweets a lot about what’s going on with her and what she’s doing.  Kayla likes to post links to cool events she’s going to.  And, she comes up with way funnier/more creative hashtags than I do.
• Heidi Faith (@HeidiFaith): Heidi likes to tweet her funny observances about people and situations she sees.  She has a knack for finding people who look like celebrities in the RCC!
• Rob Morton (@RobertFNF): Rob is the newest to Twitter of the bloggers, and tweets less frequently than the rest of us.  However, every once and awhile he posts some really cool twitpics of fun stuff he’s doing!

tip: make sure to follow all of us RCC Bloggers so that you can see the funny conversations back-and-forth between us!  We’re always @-replying eachother!

Alright, next on the list of who you should follow is BSU organizations and clubs:

• Rondileau Campus Center (@BSCCampusCenter): This is where you’ll find out all the cool events and activities around the RCC and the rest of the campus!  They also list class cancellations in the morning.  Definitely one of the most important BSUtwitters to follow.  Oh yeah, and they’ll also alert you when we post new entries!
• Bridgewater State University (@OfficialBSC): This is Bridgewater State College’s official twitter page, and if you follow, it gives you some pretty interesting stuff about what’s happening on campus, with current and past students and professors, and awards and recognition the school is receiving and giving out.
• The Office of Student Involvement and Leadership–or OSIL for short. (@inBSU): Are you looking to become more involved on campus?  Follow OSIL and they’ll let you know about all the interesting things you can help out around BSC and become a vital part of campus life!
• Bridgewater State Athletics (@bscbears): Following the athletics department will keep you up-to-date and informed with new about everyone’s favorite team, the Bridgewater Bears!  …speaking of bears, you can also follow our mascot, Bristaco Bear! (@Bristaco)
• BSC Orientation (@Off2BSU): Are you going to be a new student here at Bridgewater in the fall?  If so, you’re going to have to go to orientation.  By following the BSU orientation team, you can learn about what to expect, see funny pictures of the OL’s, and give feedback on your orientation experience.  @Off2BSUalso provides valuable information to incoming freshmen and transfers on everything from how to use your connect card to job opportunities.

Many student organizations have caught onto the trend and have begun to use Twitter as a way to promote their and networks with members of #bsclife who are tweetin’ up a storm. Some groups of note are SGA (@SGA_BSC), the Social Justice League (@BSC_SJL), The Comment, BSC’s school newspaper (@BSC_Comment), Program Committee (@PCBSC), the Public Relations Student Society of America (@PRSSA_bridgew).

OK, now that you know all about the important organizations at BSC you should know about, here’s the people that run them!

• Ed Cabellon (@EdCabellon): Ed is our boss here at the blog (we even made a movie about him!).  He’s also the director of the Rondileau Campus Center! So, as you can imagine, he’s a very busy guy.  Ed tweets a lot of insightful links about how to get ahead in college and your career.  He also tweets to promote his own blog and join Twitter “chats” with other student affairs professionals around the country.  He is also one of the biggest Twitter cheerleaders I know, aside from Kayla.
• Cindy Kane (@cindykane): Cindy is the director of the Ofice of Student Involvement and Leadership (OSIL).  Aside from being an avid Yankees fan, she’s an all-around nice person.  Like Ed, she uses twitter for various professional chats and shares a lot of cool information about colleges and professional life.  And, if you’re looking for something funny or a day-brightener, I highly suggest following @littleredsaid, the Twitter page Cindy runs about funny things her son, Little Red, says.

I hope that I have been insightful and influential in your decision as to who to follow.  I know it can be hard to get involved, and that it can feel overwhelming at times trying to remember all the things going on around campus.  While I can’t make any promises, I can tell you that I became a lot more in touch with what is happening in and around BSU once I started following these Twitter accounts.

So, what do you think?  Have you made the switch from Facebook to tweeting yet?  Get to it already!  And, any new users this post or Kayla’s, may generate, I encourage you to tweet me, and I promise I’ll follow you back!

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