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Twitter

Lately there has been a lot of talk about Twitter. You may be wondering what a Twitter is; I know I was until a few weeks ago. Well, according to its website, Twitter is a a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question.  If you are familiar with the status updates on Facebook, it is essentially the same thing. In 140 words or less, you can update your friends and let them know what you’re doing, or let them know about something you are currently interested in. The Toronto Star has recently  noticed the rising popularity of Twitter, and has recently published articles in their paper, such as Forget Facebook Everyone’s A Tweeter, Twitpics, Retworts, Hash Tags and Twicks, and Why Tweeters Like Twitter. Not sure if Twitter is for you? Maybe it will reassure you to know that dozens of famous people have caught onto the Twitter craze, such as author Malcolm Gladwell, Toronto Raptor Chris Bosh and L.A. Laker Shaquille O’Neal.

Twitter is a really great web2.0 tool as it really lets you connect with people all around the world. You may be asking yourself, why do I need this? I was asking myself the same question. Twitter is great if for nothing else but networking, and getting yourself known. If you are in a profession such as mine (publishing) that is based on a lot of networking, twitter is your friend. It allows people to follow you, see what you are up to, and most importantly, lets people know that you have something important to say-which you definitely do! Go sign up for twitter now-you’ll be addicted before you know it. So, what do you think of twitter? do you use it? do you like it? hate it? let me know!

Stll feeling a bit overwhelmed? Watch this Twitter tutorial to get yourself started!

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