In the world according to Wikipedia, Twitter is a “free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send updates (otherwise known as “tweets”) which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.”
But how do you explain that to someone who has no idea of what an email is let alone tweeting or twittering?
Maybe try this for size, Twitter is a free online service which allows you to send a message to all of your friends at the same time. Your Twitter friends will then receive a message on their mobile phone or computer each time you send a new message…… easy!
Its all about letting people know what you are up to with your normal day to day life, whether its mowing the lawn, reading a book or chatting up the guy down at the supermarket… people really are wanting to know!
These little insights into your life are displayed a short bite sized pieces which you enter into Twitter like a daily blog, from there you can also find friends and have people or businesses ‘follow’ you as you paint a picture of your daily activities.
Its about instant information. Twitter users are all tweeting information as it happens and before it can be elegantly written up into a blog post or news article. It’s like tapping into a collective word-of-mouth source with the ability to spread instantly.
So if you want to know which sex toy Topbuzza are reviewing this week or which elevator Stephen Fry is stuck in today then all of this information will be on Twitter first. If you work in the media, the tech industry or like being the first to know things, then Twitter is a very valuable information tool.
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