Twitter

becoming less popular as I entered high school and all my friends were joining Twitter, but I was hesitant to create an account. I did not really post on Facebook so Twitter did not seem like a site that I would use, but after some peer pressure I finally made an account. As soon as I clicked on the “create account” button on Twitter, I knew what I was going to use Twitter for: showing others how I wanted to be perceived. Twitter is my main social media tool and it is the app that I most…

Twitter is a form of blogging referred to as micro blogging due to the fact that users are only allowed to tweet using only a hundred and forty characters or less. There are many factors that make Twitter such a recognizable social networking website. One being the ability to share or express information an instant which can be seen by many different people, whom are able to “like” , “favorite” or even “retweet” their tweets .Twitter, allows people to share, almost…

things or use it as blog to broadcast views. Twitter sparks conversations that appeals to a wide population, this could be because the subject is funny or it could be because the conversation is serious and people want to voice their opinion. Conversations on twitter that have controversy tend to blow up no matter who or what is involved. Someone with 2 followers could have a tweet sent out that causes a spark, once it ignites it could be all over twitter with in hours.This is a good and bad…

Within the 21st century many teenagers as well as adults began using twitter and other forms of social media to bring a part to their lives in some way. Many celebrities today use twitter as a form of interaction to their fans as well as other celebrities, but celebrities aren’t the only ones, politicians use twitter too. One politician in particular, “mastered Twitter… unleashing and redefining its power as a tool of political promotion, distraction, score-settling and attack — and turning a…

Why Children Should Not Use Facebook or Twitter Social Networking has become a very important part of our lives. Alfredo Lopez (2015) has defined Social Networking as: “nothing more than lots of people using some very large Web sites” (p. 484). The most common social networking sites are Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Many people do not go a day without looking at their accounts a least once. In this fast paced society people like that they can communicate with who they want, whenever they…

twitter’s legitimacy as a platform it is important to understand what Twitter is. Twitter was created on March 21st, 2006 and at the time was known as Twttr (Bellis para. 5). The first person to Tweet was the co-founder Jack Dorsey tweeting “just setting up my twttr” (Bellis para. 6) . With only 280 characters to spare Twitter has now become one of the fastest ways to broadcast news to a worldwide audience. According to Twitter.com: Twitter is a service for friends, family, and coworkers to…

analyze this concept in the modern world, it can be applied to Twitter, a social media website where users have the ability to post their thoughts within a 140-character…

Twitter: Twitter is an online platform which connects people instantly and is into social media industry. It is a way through which people can share their views and opinions. They enable in creating, distributing and discovering the contents which can reach the entire world. They have some unique features like limitation in the number of characters entered which is 140 (U.S. SEC, 2013, p. 126). This made them to become more viral as short and effective messages were circulated by people. Twitter…

Black Twitter Black twitter as a discourse community sounds bizarre right? I know, butt it really isn’t. So what is black twitter? For those who don’t know Black Twitter is a cultural identity on Twitter focused on issues of interest to the black community which consist of a subset of users who discuss Black politics and culture. I became a member of twitter like most to share my outrage and disappointment about the current state of our country and the to my surprise I found I was instantly…

society on the creation of the “future”, but also influencing people with its biggest tool, social media. Twitter has grown in unbelievable ways, specially among the young generation. Since Twitter has created its own space in this century, the question is how can Twitter be used by college students to enhance the interaction in class. The answer is simple. According to a few studies, Twitter can be used in the classroom to increase the interaction between college students where they feel the…