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Twitter is a social networking site. You can use it to communicate with friends, relatives and the world in general. With Twitter, you can send messages, pass on news, share ideas, meet people, get opinions and ask for help.

 

Twitter is very popular. More than 65 million “tweets” (messages sent through Twitter) are sent every day. However, the big difference with Twitter is that each “tweet” can only have 140 characters. This means the message has to be very short as a character is any letter, space, number or punctuation mark. Here are two famous Twitter messages.

 

1. The first ever Twitter message was sent on 21st March 2006 by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey:

MESSAGE: just setting up my twitter

 

2.When ice was discovered on Mars, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory vessel sent out messages, giving details about what had been found:

 

MESSAGE: Are you ready to celebrate?
Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE; *WATER ICE* on Mars! wOOt!! Best day ever!!

 

Many famous people use Twitter to talk to their fans. Some of the top ten users of twitter include: Lady Gaga (with about 14 million followers), Justin Bieber (with about 13 million), Barack Obama (with about 10 million), Britney Spears (with about 10 million), Shakira (with about 9 million) and Ashton Kutcher (with about 8 million).

 

Twitter is really easy to use. Simply go to www.twitter.com and register your name. Then upload a picture to use as your avatar. When you’re ready, type a message in the “What are you doing?” bar and press “update”. Congratulations! You’ve just created your first twitter message. But remember, your message can only have a maximum of 140 characters.

 

Have fun using Twitter!