One simple question; what’s happening? and everyone knows what you’re doing. Brilliant!
With just 140 characters you can tell at any time what you’re doing, where you’re doing it, why you’re doing it or whatever it is that you want to share with your friends on Twitter. But not only is it fun, it can also be very useful.
During the 2008 elections in America, Barack Obama used it for publicity.
At different school around the world Twitter is used in education. In China they use it for native speakers as a tool to train communicative and cultural competence. In Vienna (Austria) they use it for evaluation. And in Texas (USA) they use it as a tool during discussions.
But one thing that I think it is most useful for is during emergencies. Because so many people are on twitter it is a easy way to let people know what is going on and what they can do to help. Good example: The Australian Country Fire Authority used Twitter to send out regular alerts and updates regarding the February 2009 Victorian bushfires. During this time the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, used his Twitter account to send out information on the fires, how to donate money and blood, and where to seek emergency help.
I think Twitter is very useful. So, hurray for Twitter!
*source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
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