What is Twitter? A Complete Overview of This Popular Social Media Platform
Twitter is a popular social media platform that allows users to post and read short messages called tweets. These tweets are limited to 280 characters, which sets Twitter apart by its focus on brevity and direct communication. Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams, and quickly became a global phenomenon.
Twitter features
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Tweets: Short messages up to 280 characters. Users can include text, images, videos, and links in their tweets.
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Hashtags: By prefixing a word or phrase with a hash (#), tweets can be categorized and found more easily by other users who follow the same hashtag.
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Followers and Followers: Users can follow each other to see updates from other users in their timeline. The number of followers is often an indication of popularity and influence on the platform.
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