1. What is Twitter? Twitter is an online social networking and micro-bloggingservice that enables its users to send and read text-basedposts , informally known as "tweets Twitter messages are made public for followers to view Followers are individuals who receive your tweets. Youmay also become a follower of someone else You may follow your friends, celebrities, or websitesdedicated to your interests

2. Who Created Twitter? Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey in March 2006 and waslaunched later that July Twitter gained worldwide popularity, with 200 million users asof 2011, generating over 200 million tweets and handling over1.6 billion search queries per day 3. Who Uses Twitter? Twitter is known for celebrity tweetsDoes anyone know the number one followedperson on twitter?? 4. Lady GagaSorry Mohamed 5. Who Uses Twitter?Although it is know for celebritytweets, twitter is also used for: Business Sports Art/Design News Government 6. First President to Tweet 7. What is Twitter Used for? Pear Analytics based in San Antonio analyzed 2,000 tweets(originating from the US and in English) over a two-weekperiod in August 2009 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM (CST) andseparated them into six categories:] Pointless babble 40% Conversational 38% Pass-along value 9% Self-promotion 6% Spam 4% News 4% 8. Pointless babble -40.1%Conversational 37.6%Pass-along value 8.7%Self-promotion 5.9%Spam 3.8%News 3.6% 9. Twitter for Teachers Class Chatter/Class Community: Conversations inside andoutside the classroom on subject material, upcomingassignments and events Track a Word/Event or Name: Type in one of the following andtrack how many times its used in a tweet and the purpose Instant Feedback from Teacher: Teacher is able to commenton assignments or when grades will be available etc Follow Famous People: Follow a celebrity, politician orprofessional to gain knowledge for assignments For more info visithttp://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/