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| − | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Twitter.com is an instant broadcasting platform, in 140 characters.}}<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Twitter_.7C_What_are_you_doing.3F">Twitter | What are you doing? </span></h2> | + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Twitter.com is an instant broadcasting platform, in 140 characters.}} |
| | + | ==Twitter | What are you doing? == |
| | + | [[Image:TwitterLogo.png|right]] |
| | + | '''Twitter''' is the world's most popular [[Wikipedia:Microblogging|microblogging]] service. By signing up for a free account at Twitter.com, you are allowed to send 140 character messages (called "tweets") to your friends that follow your stream, and you can follow the streams of others. Messages are public to anyone by default, but you have the option of protecting your updates. In addition to your real life friends and acquaintances, a multitude of public figures (such as political candidates and members of Congress) and news organizations (such as [[CNN.com|CNN]] and [[npr.org|NPR]]) use twitter to keep you up to date on the latest news from around the globe. |
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| − | <div class="floatright"><a class="image" href="/File:TwitterLogo.png"><img alt="TwitterLogo.png" height="49" src="http://d11i3gcvg70i17.cloudfront.net/images/a/a7/TwitterLogo.png" width="210" /></a></div>
| + | {{PullQuoteWide|Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you are doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates—for others, you can just check the web. Invite your friends to Twitter and decide how connected you want to be.|Twitter.com}}As of June 2010, Twitter is ranked 11th on the [[Alexa]] global top 100 sites. |
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| − | <p><b>Twitter</b> is the world's most popular <a class="extiw" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging" title="wikipedia:Microblogging">microblogging</a> service. By signing up for a free account at Twitter.com, you are allowed to send 140 character messages (called "tweets") to your friends that follow your stream, and you can follow the streams of others. Messages are public to anyone by default, but you have the option of protecting your updates. In addition to your real life friends and acquaintances, a multitude of public figures (such as political candidates and members of Congress) and news organizations (such as <a href="/CNN.com" title="CNN.com">CNN</a> and <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=npr.org&action=edit&redlink=1" title="npr.org (page does not exist)">NPR</a>) use twitter to keep you up to date on the latest news from around the globe.</p>
| + | ==Demo video== |
| | + | [[Commoncraft.com|Common Craft]] video |
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| − | <blockquote> | + | <youtube>ddO9idmax0o</youtube> |
| − | <p>Twitter is for staying in touch and keeping up with friends no matter where you are or what you are doing. For some friends you might want instant mobile updates—for others, you can just check the web. Invite your friends to Twitter and decide how connected you want to be.<small>Twitter.com</small></p>
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| − | <p>As of June 2010, Twitter is ranked 11th on the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/Alexa" title="Alexa">Alexa</a> global top 100 sites.</p>
| + | ==Additional Information== |
| | + | * [http://www.140characters.com/2009/01/30/how-twitter-was-born/ How Twitter Was Born] |
| | + | * [[Xefer.com]] [http://xefer.com/twitter data cruncher] |
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Demo_video">Demo video</span></h2>
| + | ==Contact== |
| | + | : Reply to {{Twitter|twitter}} |
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| − | <p><a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Commoncraft.com&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Commoncraft.com (page does not exist)">Common Craft</a> video</p>
| + | ==Address== |
| | + | : 539 Bryant St., Suite 402 |
| | + | : San Francisco, CA 94107 |
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| − | <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ddO9idmax0o" width="100%"></iframe></p>
| + | ==Related Domains== |
| | + | As a result of Twitter's API, an entire universe of third party sites and related web applications has sprung up around it and are still going strong. |
| | + | <WikiPages maxcols="3" width="100%"> |
| | + | Twitalyzer.com |
| | + | TwtPoll.com |
| | + | TweetWasters.com |
| | + | Monitter.com |
| | + | TwittGroups.com |
| | + | TwittEarth.com |
| | + | Twuffer.com |
| | + | TweetLater.com |
| | + | Twellow.com |
| | + | FriendOrFollow.com |
| | + | LazyTweet.com |
| | + | TweetStats.com |
| | + | OhTwitter.com |
| | + | Twitties.com |
| | + | TwitterFeed.com |
| | + | SMOmashup.com |
| | + | TheOuterPost.com |
| | + | TweetSpeak.com |
| | + | TweetScan.com |
| | + | TwitterVerse.com |
| | + | Twistori.com |
| | + | TweetClouds.com |
| | + | HashTags.org |
| | + | TwitterBlacklist.com |
| | + | TwitterMail.com |
| | + | LiveTwitting.com |
| | + | TwitterVision.com |
| | + | Twemes.com |
| | + | FailWhale.com |
| | + | TwitterHolic.com |
| | + | TinyURL.com |
| | + | Dwigger.com |
| | + | MemoMU.com |
| | + | TweetMeme.com |
| | + | TwitterSearch.com |
| | + | TwitterPatterns.com |
| | + | Twinfluence.com |
| | + | UseQwitter.com |
| | + | EasyTweets.com |
| | + | Twitturly.com |
| | + | TwitterSearchEngine.net |
| | + | </WikiPages> |
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Additional_Information">Additional Information</span></h2>
| + | ==Additional Information== |
| | + | * {{Twitter|AboutUs}} on Twitter |
| | + | * See how to [[:Template:Twitter|use twitter template]] on your domain pages. |
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| − | <ul>
| + | ==News== |
| − | <li><a class="external text" href="http://www.140characters.com/2009/01/30/how-twitter-was-born/" rel="nofollow">How Twitter Was Born</a></li>
| + | * 15 January 2009: [http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/twittering-tips-for-beginners/#more-635 Twittering David Pogue's Tips for Beginners] |
| − | <li><a href="/Xefer.com" title="Xefer.com">Xefer.com</a> <a class="external text" href="http://xefer.com/twitter" rel="nofollow">data cruncher</a></li>
| + | * 24 November 2008: [http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/24/twitter-acquires-values-of-n-adds-rael-dornfest-to-the-team/ Twitter acquires] [[valuesofn.com|Values of n]] ([[IWantSandy.com|I Want Sandy]] and [[Stikkit.com|Stikkit]]). |
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Contact">Contact</span></h2>
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| − | <dd>Reply to <img alt="846ccd6cf422489a6efc5302b6c475af.png" src="http://d3v8bt6u4b7hzw.cloudfront.net/846ccd6cf422489a6efc5302b6c475af.png" />: <a class="external text" href="http://twitter.com/twitter" rel="nofollow">@twitter</a></dd>
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Address">Address</span></h2>
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| + | [[Category:microblog]] |
| − | <dd>539 Bryant St., Suite 402</dd>
| + | [[Category:message]] |
| − | <dd>San Francisco, CA 94107</dd>
| + | [[Category:SMS]] |
| − | </dl>
| + | [[Category:social network]] |
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Related_Domains">Related Domains</span></h2>
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| − | <p>As a result of Twitter's API, an entire universe of third party sites and related web applications has sprung up around it and are still going strong.</p>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/Twitalyzer.com">Twitalyzer.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TwtPoll.com">TwtPoll.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TweetWasters.com">TweetWasters.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/Monitter.com">Monitter.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TwittGroups.com">TwittGroups.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TwittEarth.com">TwittEarth.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TweetLater.com">TweetLater.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/FriendOrFollow.com">FriendOrFollow.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/LazyTweet.com">LazyTweet.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/TweetStats.com">TweetStats.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/OhTwitter.com">OhTwitter.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="http://www.plumberstleonards.com.au">Plumber St Leonards</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/EasyTweets.com">EasyTweets.com</a></div>
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| − | <div class="wikiPagesItem span3"><a href="/Twitturly.com">Twitturly.com</a></div>
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| − | <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Additional_Information_2">Additional Information</span></h2>
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| − | <li><img alt="846ccd6cf422489a6efc5302b6c475af.png" src="http://d3v8bt6u4b7hzw.cloudfront.net/846ccd6cf422489a6efc5302b6c475af.png" />: <a class="external text" href="http://twitter.com/AboutUs" rel="nofollow">@AboutUs</a> on Twitter</li>
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| − | <li>See how to <a href="/Template:Twitter" title="Template:Twitter">use twitter template</a> on your domain pages.</li>
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| − | <li>15 January 2009: <a class="external text" href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/twittering-tips-for-beginners/#more-635" rel="nofollow">Twittering David Pogue's Tips for Beginners</a></li>
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| − | <li>24 November 2008: <a class="external text" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/24/twitter-acquires-values-of-n-adds-rael-dornfest-to-the-team/" rel="nofollow">Twitter acquires</a> <a href="/valuesofn.com" title="valuesofn.com">Values of n</a> (<a href="/IWantSandy.com" title="IWantSandy.com">I Want Sandy</a> and <a href="/Stikkit.com" title="Stikkit.com">Stikkit</a>).</li>
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| − | <p>[[Category:Twitter]][[Category:microblog]][[Category:message]][[Category:SMS]][[Category:social_network]][[Category:IM]]</p>
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