Twitter wants to Tweet

[lucy2u]

I have never used Twitter. I know it's a free software off of the Internet, but how does it work and what is it's benefits? I have read about it and I know it's some kind of social networking however, the terminology of "micro-blogging" kind of throws me off and I can't seem to envision how it works and if I would want to start using it.

[iamsam]

Twitter's a service, not a software that you can install. Basically, it lets you send "tweets", short messages of 140 characters or less, which other people can then follow. You can also follow other people's tweets, if you want. There are a lot of big businesses and big name celebrities on Twitter.

About the term micro-blogging, it simply refers to a form of blogging where you simply send short messages instead of writing full page articles.

[sandybeach]

Twitter is a great way to get some traffic to your site. It's important to realize that those via Twitter, will expect the same in return from you.

[Christina]

Twitter is a social networking site where you can connect in real-time to your friends, or the world and let them know what you doing currently. Its a medium where you can broadcast every minute or event in your life as it happens.