On March 21st, 2006 @ 9:50 PM PST Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, posted his first tweet for all the twitterverse to see. Of course, the twitterverse then did not contain the 50,000,000+ tweets it now contains, but that just goes to show you how huge twitter has become in its 4 short years on Twittearth.
It has even been confirmed that “Twitter” will be inducted into the Collins English Dictionary.
IMO, Twitter is a useful platform for big corporations, celebrities, and other out-of-reach public figures to reach the street. One example: look @Toyota. 10 years ago they would have had a spokesperson addressing Toyota’s recall and accompanying legal drama by releasing statements to the media. Consumers would have no way to directly vent to Toyota. But today, they do.
I can go on with examples of how Twitter benefits consumers, and the public in general. It gives us a voice. The web 2.0 all together gives us an opportunity to be heard. I must admit though, I am not a fan of how Twitter is used between everyday Joes’ like you and me. Is it necessary to post tweets during child birth, like @sara (wife of CEO and co-founder Evan Williams)…? I am not a supporter of broadcasting our every single little life detail. Something about it makes me eerie.
How do you feel about Twitter?
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