Society as it is known today is formed around communication and the way we socially interact with other people. Its use today has not changed drastically, but the features and modifications that have occurred within the product have. Twitter is growing and expanding every day.

            Although most may be familiar with Twitter as an application that may be installed in the iPhone or website you could post your thoughts or feelings in 140 characters or less, Twitter was invented before the iPhone had reached its prime popularity. It was originally developed so its creator, Jack Dorsey, could communicate with his friends more efficiently. He could send out a message to a number, and all the contacts in his phone he wanted to receive it would. The user was able to stop someone from receiving a message, or stop sending messages altogether. Twitter started gaining its popularity when a music company known as South by Southwest Interactive started displaying the program, and that is when conference goers began tweeting avidly, streaming their thoughts and feelings. Twitter’s uses have now altered slightly, with how many people are on the site, how to use the site and how to access the program. Altering with what large social events occur, the Twitter site has accumulated an average of 150 million tweets every day.

            Socially, Twitter allows you to stay in quick and close contact with your friends, no matter your location. This was also the original concept of the internet. These passages in 140 characters or less could be sent throughout the World Wide Web at the touch of your fingertips, and all of those you wish to see it, may. Where this is a feat in social networking, it also has its harmful effects. These quick tweets may be sent, and the content uncensored. Derogatory messages may be exchanged with no interception, and it has been said that at least 15,000 bullying type tweets have been sent out every day. Self-image along with Self-Esteem has become even more of an issue in this generation, and internet hate adds to this increasing problem.

            For business, Twitter has been used to endorse and promote stores and services. You can promote a tweet, so it may be seen by any user of the program. Twitter in the beginning of last year was documented to have about 100 Million users, steadily increased by this year. Twitter even has a page (https://business.twitter.com/) that helps guide a business to advertise itself through twitter. Twitter could also negatively impact a business. Bad services and goods could easily be documented in these short reviews in form of tweets and negatively impact business on a larger scale than ever thought possible. Bringing the population together is a good and a bad thing.

            Twitter can also be used for entertainment. Major television channels, programs and specials may promote what they have to offer in the near future to the general public, providing a quick, easy and affordable marketing plan. Word of festivals and such may also be spread by twitter. On the negative side, spoilers may be released onto the web, bad for business and bad for the fans, looking forward to these events.

            Twitter is also becoming known for News. Well known news broadcasters such as CNN, NBC and FOX have all acquired a twitter account, releasing up to date information to inform the general public who does not have possession of a television at the time of what is going on in the world. The negative effects of using social media for receiving knowledge of the world, is that you are basing your education of what occurs in this world on a passage on a website in 140 characters or less. The twitter application goes hand in hand with the news channels, not in place of it.

            Recreational uses for twitter include checking on what your favorite celebrities are going, checking the news, and communicating with friends, etc. Twitter has successfully linked people all over the world together, but it is not necessarily a good thing. There has been talk of an internet addiction, twitter addictions and other social media becoming an actual disease. This website is a benefit to a fault, everything is good only in moderation.

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