What Is Twitter?

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Twitter 101 What Is Twitter? • Twitter Is A Social Networking And Micro-Blogging Service That Enables Its Users To Send And Read Other User’S Updates. What Is Twitter? • Lightweight Micro-Blogging Platform • Short (<140) Text Messages To Followers • River Of Updates From Those You Follow (Friends) • Some Conventions: •d Username = Direct Message •@username = Reply –Unlike Dms, Replies Are Public • –Foullsoewr Eddetermines Whether To See Replies From Folks Not •#tag = Hashtag (Twemes.com, Hashtags.org) • Multiple Modes Of Access •mobile (Sms Or Mobile Web) •web Browser •other Client (Using Api) How To Use Twitter • @ Reply: A Comment Aimed At One User, But Visible To The Public. • Dm: A Direct Message Sent In Private To Another User. How To Use Twitter • Retweeting: Sharing Someone Else’S Post. Often Abbreviated “Rt.” Questions For Your Followers !… ?… !… Eg: “Anyone Sick Of Facebook, Yet?” Twitter In Journalism Twitter In Journalism Twitter In Business • Raise Awareness • Offer Proacti