Twitter article

 

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What makes Twitter different from the rest ?

 With over "500 million registered profiles" Twitter is now known as one of the most popular social networking sites. There are "100 million active twitter users" and 50% of them log in every day and rather than tweeting they "read news, click links and follow accounts". Time magazine states that Twitter "makes a terrible first impression" and asks "why does the world need this exactly?". Unlike Facebook rather than having to accept friends requests before they can view your posts, in this case tweets, you can view any ones posts (unless you have a private account). 

          "Twitter is many things: a social network, a short-form messaging service, a news wire, a tool for self-expression — even, some believe, a force for global political change.", according to Jeff Bercovici Twitter is used for many reasons. A well known aspect of twitter is its trends, when a 'hash tag' is regularly used they become a 'trend' and is accessible by users to join in and tweet using the particular 'hash tag', the trend list varies depending on location, however users worldwide are still able to participate in trends and are not restricted. For some people 100 million active users just isn't enough to compete, according to 'The Wall Street Journal' "Twitter has yet to become a daily habit for many people." as " It seems there are more people talking about Twitter than using it."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/10/07/can-twitter-save-tv-and-can-tv-save-twitter/ 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303492504579115753167390832.html 

Evaluation 

• I need to find out why twitter was created, its original purpose & targeted audience.
• I could of used examples from each text and compared them to show a range in opinion
• I can use small examples from sources and include my own ideas.