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The Twitter Phenomenon

Built by Homeworker11 on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

What is it about twitter that everybody seems to be talking about it? Some say it is the coolest social networking site, others think that it is for boring people who have nothing to do but “tweet” all day. Either way, everyone is talking about it so I had to join in and see what was it all about.

I joined Twitter about 3 months ago; if you want to follow me on Twitter, just click here. So far I have been following about one hundred people and I am followed by around 70 people who apparently claim to be interested in knowing what I am doing. But, has Twitter worked for me? Let’s say that in 3 months I have done about 500+ “tweets” from which I have gained 220+ views coming back to my directed links. I don’t call that a success, but then, I am still very new to Twitter and I feel that I need to find out more about it before I give up.

What is twitter?

Twitter – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page.

Twitter Support :: Frequently Asked Questions
Getting to know Twitter What is it? Twitter is a service for friends, family, and coworkers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages. People write short updates, often called tweets.

Why do people Tweet?

Apart from the obvious marketing reasons, people Tweet in a constant update of finding their identity. People want to let you know who they are, what they are doing, where they are. It is a case of “I Tweet, therefore I am”.

Why do people like Twitter?

It’s fast.

It’s open.

It’s easy.

Celebrities who love Twitter

Celebrities love Twitter, perhaps because they are the most narcissistic of the lot. They need to be recognized to be celebrities. The people Tweeting just want to be in the forefront of your mind.

Aparently, one of the most famous celebrities in Twitter is MC Hammer one of the most obsessive Twitterers who claims to send updates every hour.Despite its avid followers and those who think that Twitter is the home for vain superficial people with nothing to say, the debate about Twitter is furious. Sometimes Twitter can be boring and trivial, while others it can very exciting and even scary. For instance, when terrorists attacked the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai on November 2008, several of the people trapped inside were describing the situation to the outside world via Twitter. The people trapped in there were the first ones to report the facts from the inside before any journalist or major news channel had any access to the information. Most of the time however, Twitter is filled with trivial messages like “going to bed”, “eating a hotdog”, “away to do the dishes” or even more bizarre messages such as “blue sky” or “thinking”.