What is Twitter?
Wherever you go you can hear people talking about twitter and it has become highly popular. So, what exactly is twitter?
Twitter is a social network and a micro-blog combined into one site. Just like any other people, you are probably so busy that you have difficulty to check out your mails or even instant message. This is why most people are tuning in to twitter everyday.
“Tweets” are usually the messages of the people in Twitter and it is not allowed to exceed 140 characters. When you tweet, it is posted on your home page, and then sent to all of your followers.
What is a follower? You might ask. Well, a follower is someone who subscribes to a Twitter user. Some people like to call Twitter the online SMS. It can be breaking news, messages, or even updates from another user or friend, when using twitter, any information is available.
When it comes to sending and receiving tweets, there are tons of options. Of course, you can also directly send tweets or messages to your site, or you can send via SMS on a mobile phone. There is also the add-on option of using a third-party; like Twitterfox by Firefox, Twirl, or Snitter.
Twitter was created back in 2006 by a private business. Create. It still continues to increase when it comes to popularity in the social networking and blogging world. The most fascinating thing about Twitter is that it was not even created for social network purpose, but, as you can see, it is number three among the top social sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, on the internet today.
Now that you have read some background information about Twitter, let’s go over to some of its downsides. Because it has only been online for only a while, Twitter has some glitches and bugs. One of the biggest issues Twitter has faced is account handling. In the beginning, Twitter was just not prepared for multiple numbers of new users flooding in to register. There were several times that twitter had major security issues, which made new users leave the website within a month. These are the top reasons why Twitter got a bad reputation in the press when they first started out. For the past several years twitter certainly has come a long way.
And, you will not believe that some of the famous people are using Twitter. In 2007, twitter was used by the Los Angeles Fire Department to update the public about the devastating California wildfires. Sometimes, Twitter is also used by NASA to update about certain projects. Then, there is the United States President Barack Obama; he used twitter in his election campaign. Lastly, the Israel government used Twitter for holding press conferences and participates in the question and answer time regarding the ongoing fight against Hamas, Gaza.
Now that you know about twitter, so, why not try it today and have a nice tweeting experience.
