Twitter



Twitter over the past months has grown to over 100 million active users [|(www.wikipedia.org)] People use twitter to "tweet" whatever it is they are doing or what they want to say. Any one can make an account and make tweets and can follow people and what they tweet. Today many celebrities use twitter to keep in touch with there fans, and to inform them of tours and appearances. Updating your twitter by tweeting is similar to how facebook has a place for people to change there status. There's a 140 character limit with twitter, and people update more frequently usually then facebook. =The how to of Twitter-= Signing up for twitter is very simple. All you need is an email, and to set up a user name. Once you've signed up, you can choose to follow anyone on twitter. First you go to, find people and search for someone you would like to follow. An example would be Paris Hilton, after you search Paris Hilton there will come up with different Paris Hiltons, or fans of hers. Once you pick the "Paris" you want to follow there will be a follow button, its simple as just clicking the "follow" button. Then you'll be following her and "Paris Hilton" will come up on your home page every time she makes a change in her status.

=How businesses/schools/consumers use Twitter-= For businesses twitter can be used to receive feedback from there customers. There restaurant can make a twitter page and when people follow that page them can make comments on how there food was, the service, lighting etc. Inside of a school, Twitter can be used to send out annoucements and information to parents. Twitter can be used as a virtual "staffroom" where the teacher's can send out a stream of links, opinions, and ideas out to others. When students are assigned a project they can collaborate with others, and post their ideas on what can be done. Consumers use Twitter to save them a lot of money. They can search around and find places that give them discounts, where to shop, and even where to eat.