One of the reasons Twitter is so popular is that Twitter is so popular! In other words, so many people are using Twitter that it is rapidly becoming THE place to connect on the web. In fact, mainstream media has started using Twitter- and talking about it. CNN and Fox News both discuss Twitter and use it as a way for viewers to offer input on various stories. In the recent Presidential election, President Obama’s campaign used Twitter as part » Continue
At the rate Twitter is growing, it won’t be long before the answer to this question is EVERYONE! Twitter has more than 175 million registered users. Twitter hasn’t updated their official tally since April, but clearly the membership has grown in that time. Indeed, Twitter’s own data suggested that back in March the network was seeing 460,000 signups per day, with a total right now of over 360 million users! Twitter is popular with many different kinds of people. In » Continue
What is Twitter? Twitter is a micro-blogging site – meaning you can state your thoughts, views, opinions and links, but in a super-compact way. In fact, with Twitter, you only get to use 140 characters for each post, affectionately known as a tweet. At first glance, you may think 140 characters can’t possibly give you enough room to say anything of value, but once you jump into the flow, you’ll be amazed at the way Twitter can change your social » Continue