As someone who has been a Twitter user for 7 years, Twitter has definitely upgraded itself in terms of tweets. Back in the day, we can only just reply to a tweet and now you can quote a tweet or create a thread. Twitter discussion is different from other discussions because there are threads now, which are all of your tweets on related topic in one setting. Twitter is different from a Blackboard discussion in a way your tweets are opened to more views rather than limited to a certain group of people. Also, you have the power to add hashtags and that can generate more engagement if other users were looking for a certain topic. Twitter is the fastest app where things can go viral at anytime rather on Blackboard or in person. Obviously, an in-class discussion is different from Twitter because of vocal interaction. In class discussions, you can most likely match an opinion to a face and you can understand the tone of voice face to face rather from behind a digital screen.
You put a great deal of attention on the gap in professionalism between the sites and I agree with your views. Twitter has been the most used to clearly state one 's view without any objective proof. While Blackboard forum posts allow and require more information, greetings and facts to share the same perspective.
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