Twitter is the second most popular social media site next to facebook.Though I like facebook much than twitter,as a matter of fact,twitter is better than facebook in some key features.This post is not a entire comparison between twitter and facebook.Its about only the pros of twitter which lacks in facebook.So,lets come to the point :
1.Tweets get quick attention than facebook updates.
2.You can follow more people quickly in twitter when compared to facebook.
3.You can have more contacts in twitter when compared to facebook.You can only have a maximum number of 5000 friends in facebook.
4.You are not restricted to follow more new people until your following limit reaches 2000.Unlike in twitter,facebook has more restrictions for adding new people.You are able to send more friendship requests based on the approval of your friendship requests from others.For example,if your friendship requests sent to others not approved,you are temporarily banned for adding friends in facebook.
5.You are able to get other’s updates easily just by following them in twitter.But in facebook you must add the person as a friend to get their updates.
6.Twitter has less privacy settings when compared to facebook which lets us to get more online exposure.
7.Unlike in facebook,you dont have to waste your worthable time like playing online games,useless pokes and tags from friends in twitter.
8.More desktop clients are available for twitter when compared to facebook.
9.Monetizing twitter is easy for every twitter users and time consuming when compared to monetizing facebook.
10.You can able to get quick reply for your update from your twitter network when compared to your update in facebook.
11.Unlike in twitter,you can only send a bulk message to a list having a maximum of 20 conatcts in facebook.You can add many people in many lists but you can only send a message to a list which has maximum 20 contacts.Unlike in twitter,messaging to other people in facebook needs word verification if you send more messages.
12.Navigation inside twitter is easy when compared to facebook.
13.Your followers and the people followed by you are not able to write or post anything in your twitter wall(What’s happening) but in facebook you friends are able to write or post anything in your wall unless you restricted your privacy settings.
Last but not least,twitter has more potential to spread a news viral than facebook.
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http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282185563754#c7676276355125013380'> August 19, 2010 8:09 AM
Well, great post. However, if you take my opinion, I will facebook above Twitter. I find it much more interactive and feature rich than Twitter. Probably, you are right with your points, but still I find facebook much better against Twitter.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282211894072#c2254735275348059679'> August 19, 2010 3:28 PM
A nice comparison between facebook and twitter,good posting,thanks.
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http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282218118324#c6174400200535606535'> August 19, 2010 5:11 PM
@ david you are welcome ! @ ASWANI I too agree with you but as i mentioned above in the post its only about the pros of twitter !
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282229813502#c5221714515636060382'> August 19, 2010 8:26 PM
Great article Hirfan! All good points, but in my view the best reason Twitter is better than Facebook is that allows you to increase quickly the number of followers, however I prefer the Facebook interface to Twitter yet.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282230004502#c391102151323696457'> August 19, 2010 8:30 PM
@ Nicola,Thanks bro and i agree with you !
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282242657378#c864007975232081084'> August 20, 2010 12:00 AM
Those are all very valid points you made, however, I still prefer Facebook over Twitter.
Many of the people on Twitter seem to abuse their posting and feel it's okay to continually bombard people with sales promos. I'm also not particularly interested in reading what a person had for breakfast. :-)
I think the people on Facebook are more realistic and sincere and you can build much better relationships with them. Of course that is just my personal opinion.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282245813463#c7704550658727881116'> August 20, 2010 12:53 AM
@ Robert Barry ,thanks for the comment Mr.Barry and i agree with you but the post is about only the pros of twitter which lacks in facebook.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282253076185#c2456753752699382650'> August 20, 2010 2:54 AM
While I enjoy both this is a great post about the pros of Twitter.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282258186600#c5247608222801413011'> August 20, 2010 4:19 AM
Great comparison between the two social media networks.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282289463260#c4516121702082602540'> August 20, 2010 1:01 PM
@ wahmsonline and Jay Philips ,thanks for the comment.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282350549301#c2879356721492793353'> August 21, 2010 5:59 AM
Ya I agree with you,but I am getting more visit from Face book than tweeter,again I have more followers than Face book.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282383076537#c1993773425734237929'> August 21, 2010 3:01 PM
Well said Bro These are some good comparison which one i like better not sure the good thing about facebook is that you can have this chat like gchat and the interation with your friends i klike that on face book. Thanks
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282386916371#c5156077638636914504'> August 21, 2010 4:05 PM
@ Free Money Maker and @ lawmacs ,you are welcome.
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282432444492#c2250630618395106223'> August 22, 2010 4:44 AM
You hit the nail on the head. I tried to promote my website about the canon camera battery on Facebook and switched to Twitter and it made a huge difference. I also use it for affiliate products on clickbank ;). Everyone should really follow what he just said!
http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1282556255111#c1584934429239363858'> August 23, 2010 3:07 PM
great post, i am using twitter and getting well enough traffic form it. its nice to have quality links.
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http://www.thewahblogger.com/2010/08/13-reasons-why-twitter-is-better-than.html?showComment=1283432351003#c8405872554549389114'> September 2, 2010 6:29 PM
What you say about Twitter is very true. The two social media network sites are used for different purposes in a way. Twitter is a favourite by celebrities, politicians and other public figures and it's a great platform for them to spread their message. Facebook is mainly a site for friends to stay in contact, share pictures and chat. I think a lot of people prefer Facbook because like you said, it's more private. I guess it depends on what your purpose is. To talk to friends or spread a message!