What is Twitter?

Twitter is a platform wherein users share their thoughts, news, information and jokes in 140 characters of text or less. Twitter makes global communication cheap and measurable. Profiles are usually public — anyone in the world can see what you write unless you elect to make your profile private. Users “follow” each other in order to keep tabs on and converse with specific people. In order to engage in conversation, you must introduce yourself. By creating a handle, you can quickly describe who you are. A handle is essentially your address or calling card and is how people will interact with you and include you in conversation. Twitter is much more than just your friends telling you about their day. It has changed the media, politics, and business. Many will report they hear their news first on Twitter- stories of natural disasters, sports scores, the death of a celebrity and more are shared first on Twitter. Furthermore, Twitter has changed political communication profoundly. In the past, political news and commentary were only reported by a select group of those “in the know”. But today, we see both politicians and the Average Joe on Twitter sharing their political banter and opinions. It is a new era of citizen journalists and we see people speaking up and speaking out about the things that are important to them.

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