It was announced recently that a woman in the USA who was recently followed by the infamous Conan O’Brien has managed to get herself a ton of goodies for her wedding day as a result. Not sure if O’Brien will be the Best Man for the wedding but by God, they are going going to have a ball. O’Brien dreamed up a social experiment in entertainment where he began to follow a perfect stranger on twitter. The lucky person was Sarah Killen, a 19 year old girl who is about to get married. Needless to say Sarah was launched into instant twittersphere stardom thanks to the random gesture. So far her 15 minutes of twitter fame have earned her a Limo, wedding bands, a dress and custom made shoes for her upcoming wedding
Twitter as a social networking or micro blogging tool has come on leaps and bounds in the last couple of years with the amount of people taking to using it on the increase. The appeal of this service is keeping it short and sweet. In fact, so short that you are only allowed to post a tweet with a maximum of 140 characters only.
What Twitter Does
Whether it’s breaking news, a local traffic jam, a deal at your favorite shop or a funny pick-me-up from a friend, Twitter keeps you informed with what matters most to you today and helps you discover what might matter to you most tomorrow.
The timely bits of information that spread through Twitter can help you make better choices and decisions and, should you so desire, creates a platform for you to influence what’s being talked about around the world. Search results spread across Twitter and in other ways across the Web so you can discover what’s happening on and off of Twitter.com, wherever you prefer.
Twitter can give a voice to even the weakest signals because of its simplicity. Users can access Twitter on powerful broadband connections via a video game console or through faint connections in rural areas via SMS on a simple mobile phone. You can also access Twitter through more than 50,000 third-party Internet and mobile applications.
Just remember, how you use Twitter is completely up to you. Follow hundreds of people. Follow a dozen. Post every hour. Post never. Search for your favorite topics and create lists. Or not. You are in control on Twitter.
Twitter for Businesses
Twitter is a simple tool that helps connect businesses more meaningfully with the right audience at the right time.
Businesses and organizations of all shapes and sizes are now able to stay connected to their customers. It can be used to quickly share information with people interested in your company, gather real-time market intelligence and feedback, and build relationships with customers, partners and other people who care about your business. Customers can use Twitter to tell a company (or anyone else) that they’ve had a great—or disappointing—experience with your business, offer product ideas, and learn about great offers they’ve selected to be notified of.
Source: http://twitter.com/about
Famous people using it range from
Alan Carr
Barrack Obama
Conan O’Brien
Dannii Minogue
David Mitchell
Dawn French
Eddie Izzard
Gok Wan
Jonathan Ross
Kylie Minogue
Phillip Schofield
Russell Brand
Stephen Fry
Tiger Woods
A complete list of the most popular users are shown here along with their rankings, so if you are using Twitter then head over and see if your favourite person, animal or planet is on the list.
I am also a member of the Twitter community and you are more than welcome to start following me at http://twitter.com/picsby_mike
