twitter

Twitter is a popular microblogging tool that can be accessed via the web, instant messaging services, or SMS. Despite having some problems with uptime during the service's first few years, Twitter has remained one of the most used microblogging and conversational tools.

Part of what has contributed to Twitter's success is the flexibility of the content and the means of accessing it. Some users exclusively read tweets through the website, while others use a variety of desktop or smartphone applications, and still others rely only on SMS messaging to keep up with their Twitter stream.

The site was first embraced by social media advocates, and has since expanded from banal play-by-plays of daily activities to asynchronous and synchronous conversations between close friends and strangers alike on topics ranging far and wide. Much like blogs and MySpace profiles of the past, celebrities and politicians (or their staff) have created Twitter accounts to connect with and disseminate information to their fans and constituents. A less savory crop of "experts" have surfaced as Twitter's popularity has risen, many of whom claim to provide tips on increasing search engine optimization through the service.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “twitter”

 

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• Twitter treads thin line on censorship

  
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• Twitter Faces Censorship Backlash

  
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  The social network Twitter is facing a storm of criticism from users, after revealing that it has implemented a system that would let it withhold particular tweets from specific countries. The company has insisted that it will not use the gagging system in a blanket fashion, but would apply it on a case-by-case ...
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• Twitter Faces Censorship Backlash

  
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  The social network Twitter is facing a storm of criticism from users, after revealing that it has implemented a system that would let it withhold particular tweets from specific countries. The company has insisted that it will not use the gagging system in a blanket fashion, but would apply it on a case-by-case ...
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• Twitter to block tweets

  
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• Twitter faces censorship backlash

  
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• FBI wants to scrape Twitter worldwide

  
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• Twitter faces censorship backlash

  
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• @WinObs Tweeted Links for 26 January 2012

  
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• UberSocial Gets Another Small Update to v1.308 to Fix Connection Bugs

  
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• YALSA Blog Tweets of the Week – Jaunary 27, 2012

  
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  A weekly short list of tweets that librarians and the teens that they serve may find interesting. Do you have a favorite Tweet from the past week? If so add it in the comments for this post. Or, if you read a Twitter post between January 27 – February 2 that you think is a must for the next Tweets of the week send ...
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• Former footballer underage lingerie line debuts at Couture Fashion Week hooker paid for sex

  
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    French Moroccan prostitute Zahia Dehar a year ago made headlines after it was claimed that he was paid for sex with three French football stars underage. While their lives have been shattered by the charges, 19-year-old Zahia fate was completely changed. Buxom models on the runway to demonstrate ...
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