benjamin valdez mis 304 professor fang fang cal state university san marcos
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Background • Founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone
and Evan Williams in March 2006• Launched publicly in July 2006• A social networking and micro-
blogging service• Allows users to post latest updates• Update is limited by 140 characters
and three forms: web form, text message or instant message
Background (Cont.)Features have been added such as
Gmail import and searchExplore (internal and third party tools
for interaction)Twitter Blocks (visualization tools)
How Does It Work?Create an account for free at
www.twitter.comComplete a profileUpload a pictureLink account with a web page, cell
phone, or instant messenger programSend “tweets”Tweets are sent to others specified in
the account
Pros and ConsPros
Free serviceGreat for marketingGreat for sharing articles/linksGreat for social networkingPromotes website traffic to specific
websitesConnecting with others and staying in
touch
Pros and Cons cont.
ConsUnwanted spammingLacks specific interest groups, i.e.
FacebookPosts are limited to 140 charactersTime-consumingCan become dangerous (i.e. Letting
everyone know about where you are located can promote stalking)
Phishing/Scamming (Be sure to change your password)
Has Twitter Peaked?Went from about 2.6 million visitors
at the beginning of January 2009 to 17 million by the end of April
Less than 51 percent of Twitter users were from the United States in December, compared to more than 61 percent in June.
About 21.2 million visitors in July 2009 to 19.9 million in December