Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Twitter

Twitter is a new internet base social networking and free messaging service that sends out updates to the ones who follow up. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey. This became a corporation in May 2007. Twitter is also called a micro blogging. It is very similar to blogging the only difference is the character limit. Messages sent out by twitter users are limited to 140 characters. As soon as a twitter is posted thousands of people are able to view what is going on. This relies on messaging services such as from cell phone instant messenger such as Yahoo messenger and MSN messenger.
People will be updated as soon as the twitter is posted. Can let family and friends know what you’re doing and send a quick update. Creating an account only takes a few minutes. You will need to complete a profile including a picture. You will then need to link this to a cell phone or instant messenger. It will then allow the user to send and receive quick updates and messages from family and friends. I would like to have the option to only receive updates from certain people of organizations such as school, and work. I think twitter should only be use for similar purposes not to see how someone doing. For that you can easily just call the person or send a personal text or e-mail to them.
As a store manager I would like to have twitter available to be to be able to stay updated while I am on the go. I won’t have to go to work the next day open up my e-mail and see all sorts of updates. In order to avoid annoying people it is best to keep twitter at a minimum. I personally would only use twitter for school and work updates.