I was just watching a video about Twitter. It was an interview with Evan Williams, CEO and Co-Founder of Twitter, on Charlie Rose. It was nice to get to know the background of Twitter a bit better, cause when I first heard of it, I wasn’t the biggest fan. I didn’t find it necessary to let everyone know that I just got out of the shower and now I’m eating a sandwich, cause that’s what Twitter is about – what are you doing. But in the other hand, I don’t have to write about every single thing I’m doing at the moment and I also don’t have to read stuff like this from others accounts
Right, what I also learned watching the video is that it’s extremely popular,I knew that it had more than 6 million users, but by popular I mean is that even celebrities use it: Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, John Mayer (“they” say that Twitter is the reason why he and Jennifer Aniston broke up), Ellen DeGeneres etc. and Barack Obama (!). After he had won the elections, he sent out a tweet to thank his supporters…I, myself follow quite many well-known persons, mainly people from radio stations and music-industry. But following a celebrity you should be careful, cause you never know if it’s the right person that you’re following or just some fake-account.
Another fun thing about Twitter is that news (here I’m talking about world news, breaking news etc) get to public or to people much faster than on different news web sites or via traditional media and all thanks to the Twitter users and their mobiles. Every new/interesting/shocking/remarkable thing that happens in the world spreads so fast cause people talk (or in this case – people “tweet”) and the Domino effect comes along. From one to another and another and another and…
Even though it’s such a phenomenal social networking and micro-blogging service and everyone around the world uses it (even the celebrities!), I’m still not the biggest fan of it (I do have to admit that I use it quite often). This is the part where I agree with Jaffejuice and his thoughts about Twitter. It’s spring time, go out and enjoy the sun (I should do the same…)
But before “the song of the day”, here’s something interesting for twitter fans to read:
“How to be the biggest Twitt in the world”
Click on the title, read it through and agree or raise objections.
Song of the day (it has nothing to do with my previous entry):
Hall & Oates – I can’t go for that (Streetlab remix)
You know how it is if you hear a song and you instantly “fall in love”. Well this song is my latest affection. I’ve listened to it every day since I first found it on BBC Radio 1 song list. I think my roommates hate my for listening to this song over and over and over…
Hall & Oates are a pop music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates.The act achieved its greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed “rock and soul.” They are best known for their six #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Rich Girl”, “Kiss on My List”, “Private Eyes”, “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”, “Maneater”, and “Out of Touch”, as well as many other songs which charted in the Top 40. They have sold 60 million albums worldwide.
Take care!!!
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