Twitter Is More Than Socializing With Friends and Family

Jun 27, 2010
April Sims

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Twitter is a free social networking microblog that allows its members to share ideas, thoughts and feelings with one another.

Microblogs are becoming all the rage. At the forefront of the world of microblogging is Twitter.

What Is Twitter?

Twitter is a microblog that enables the end user share your ideas, thoughts and feelings in 140 characters or less. In the world of social networking Twitter can be compared to the best thing since sliced bread. According to Jennifer Van Grove, Associate Editor for Mashable, Twitter set a new record for 3,283 tweets per minute.

Twitter is a great no-cost way to market a brand, business, product or blog as well as a great way to keep up with what family, friends and celebrities are tweeting about. Internet access is required in order to communicate on Twitter.

What Is Tweeting?

When posting microblogs they are called tweets. One good thing about Twitter is end users are allowed to repost and share tweets that are tweeted by others. This is called re-tweeting.

What Are Followers?

Twitter allows end users to follow the tweets of others that post tweets on Twitter. Twitter also allows others to follow tweets by the end user. Twitter offers a privacy setting that allows the end user to pick and choose who can view tweets.

What Are Hashtags?

Twitter allows end users to categorize tweets with the use of hashtags. In order to use a hashtag end users would put the '#' sign in front of the word. This will put the word in a the category of the end users choice. Hashtags are considered characters and be used several times in a tweet as long as it do not exceed 140 characters per tweet. Hashtags are also a great way to keep up with trending topics on Twitter.

Customizing Your Twitter Background

When signing up for Twitter everyone is provided with an identical default Twitter background. Under the Design tab Twitter offers several alternative backgrounds. If the end user does not want to use the default Twitter background or the alternative backgrounds, then Twitter background can be customized. In order to customize a Twitter background editing software (e.g., Photoshop) is required.

Twitter serves as a value tool to allows end users to communicate with family, friends and co-workers as well as keep up with the latest news, gossip and more.

Useful Twitter Websites

Hootsuite - Allows end users to post tweets across several Twitter accounts and social networking sites.
Ping.FM - Allows end users to post tweets across several social networking sites.
Search.Twitter - Allows end users to search Twitter for keywords or phrases. This is great for bands and companies that want to keep in touch with Twitter followers without being on the internet around the clock.
Su.pr - Allows end users to post tweets across several social networking sites as well as shorten urls and keeps track of posts.
Tweetdeck - Allows end users to post tweets across several social networking sites.

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