Twitter

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By: Joseph Shields ([|shields_jp] ) Wendy L JohnSR Jing Wang

Twitter was created to expand on the idea of SMS (Short Message Service) that allowed people to post from anywhere and broadcast to all those who follow. This has put the constraint of messages being no longer then 140 characters. This allowed for short updates on daily lives which has become very popular recently; such as one instructor who post about eating crepes on Sunday after the snowpocalypse ([|MsAnastasia] ). Twitter can also be used to follow famous writers, artist, or anyone who joins twitter to talk about their profession. Also, some authors have expanded the use of twitter to write Novels using Twitter as a medium; such as [|Kathleen Duey] who is writing the twitter novel: "[|Russet: A Letter, A Train".] Twitter not only has novels but it has collaborative novels with different Twitters using their minds to create stories. []

Twitter also has features to allow searching and group post based on symbols, such as #UBComics was on group that a class posted to last semester at UB. Another option is typing @user where the message is replying to the user!

On the lighter side of things, Jon Stewart of [|The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]has been good enough to introduce us to Twitter and who's using it: []. Also, Stephen Colbert of [|The Colbert Report]interviewed Biz Stone of Twitter in a very insightful look at the success of Twitter: []

There was also a recent post in the discussion board about [|blogging] which talks about reading the conversations on facebook and twitter! Also, I note that " Blogs are often a great source of information about technical or professional questions. While social blogs are a good source of gossip or entertainment, professional blogs offer insight into that profession; which varies from first glance to advanced topics! Also, they are often written by many authors, which provides multiple view points." The conversations on blogs can be similar to twitter, however twitter also allows for the frequent random posts.

[|"SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Bozeman, Mont. may be better known for its proximity to some of the nation's best skiing and outdoor-recreation areas than for its role helping companies keep tabs on customers complaining over Facebook or Twitter."] More and more companies are using these online real time resources to gather feedback from their customers in relatively low costs and much faster speed.

Twitter has also become another virtual space where people can search and build romantic relationship between each other. According to [|Singles Mingle Via Twitter] by Ron Hogan, People have found that communicating with others on twitter is more comfortable.