The Twitter Bug!

Although the rules of grammar and punctuation remain constant throughout our lifetime, our vocabulary incessantly expands. As well as incorporating slang into our everyday speak, we must try to comprehend new words we encounter. Currently, there is one word baffling me…twitter.

It seems that the concept of twitter is infectious. Everywhere I turn, a little blue bird appears. Thus, to end my curiosity, I decided to investigate their website, in order to find out more about this melodious blue bird.

Upon arrival, their principle idea is presented to you in plain black and white; “Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?” Apart from this, their page is quit simplistic; when you are ready to twitter, simply press the green button and get started. Although this web gadget may seem rather juvenile, in the same fashion that a text message did, twitter is making a difference throughout the world.

In 2008, Guardian journalist Charles Arthur wrote an article entitled ‘Making the Most of Twitter.’ In it, he describes to his readers several different scenarios in which twitter has saved the day. Arthur goes on to explain that in the past year, the social network has grow ‘eightfold’. In addition to this, Arthur confides that Twitter currently holds the edge over other social networks, such as Bebo and Myspace, due to the fact that Twitter “has broken free of the web; its text message-length “tweets” can be received on a mobile phone or other device.”

At present, many of the reputable online newspapers, such as the Guardian.co.uk. provide its readers wit ‘Tweets’ or text message sized messages. This phenomenon however, is sure to take flight.