A Twitter discussion is different from a Blackboard discussion in a few ways. Namely, Twitter limits your responses to a certain number of characters. This restricts a user in how much they can say. With Blackboard, one has more freedom to express themselves, in terms of length. However, blackboard discussions tend to be more respectful of differing opinions, as it is still a school platform. On Twitter, people tend not to really care with being "proper", meaning there's more freedom in those terms.
Twitter discussions also differ from in-person discussions. In-person users have to respond in real-time and consider other factors that are not apparent for those done on twitter, such as facial expressions or the surrounding environment. This plays a role in deciding what we feel comfortable saying. For example, sometimes people are more likely to say something when they are behind a screen than they would if it were in real life. While there can be negatives to this, it can also allow people the freedom to post something online that they might feel too shy to say in-person. Therefore, the situations in which the conversations are held affect the nature of the discussions.
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