Microblogging is a type of social interaction and communication where people look for and talk about information and daily activities. Microblogging is simpler, faster and more immediately accessible than blog. Twitter is a popular microblogging tool that enables its users to send and receive short messages. These messages are often referred to as tweets. Twitterer’s tweets can be displayed on different platforms for example SMS, website, PDA, Twitter website, RSS, email and application like Facebook.

Twitter was initially used internally by Obvious LLC as a research and development tool. It was released to the public in 2006. People use twitter to to share current activity or state of mind with friends and family. Businesses have begun using it as a marketing tool and for feedback on products and services.

What Other Applications Doest It Work With?

Twitter works with authoring tools, such as Twhirl, in addition to numerous tools for mobile phone, and as browser extensions. Search engines such as Tweetscan, FriendFeed, and Summarize are other compatible applications. Twidium is an application that helps you to get more followers. The mass following feature of the program will get followers for you in an instant.

Who Uses It?

• BBC and CNN make use of Twitter to disseminate breaking news or present information feeds for sporting events.
• Barrack Obama used Twitter in the 2008 presidential campaign.
• The Red Cross uses Twitter for information about local disasters, statistics and directions.

Other Microblogging Services

Twitter is not the only microblogging tool. Other microblogging tools include:

• Jaiku
• Plurk
• Yammer
• Prologue