Twitter...

Twitter…

           

Twitter has become has become such a huge part of many peoples lives.  The way people communicate is changing and Twitter is leading the way.  On January 26, 2010 Twitter reached 75 million users and continues to grow at a rapid rate.  From presidential campaigning to protests against the government in Iran Twitter has had an impact in more ways than most ways people would think.

            President Obama used Twitter to help his campaign in 2008 and 2009.  Twitter not only helped Obama get his name out, but helped him change the mind of many people possibly helping him win the race.  With people like Obama, newspapers, and magazines twitter has become one of the quickest ways to get the news and see what is going on in the world.

Twitter's popularity is a blatant way to see that the internet is an extremely powerful and useful tool in the political and social world...


http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9148878/Twitter_now_has_75M_users_most_asleep_at_the_mouse

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/twitter/index.html