Twitter Defined in 140 Characters or Less
I asked people on Twitter how they’d describe what Twitter is to someone who’d never heard of it. They had to answer in 140 characters or less. Here’s what I got:
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JonBacon @NewspaperGrl A micro-blogging platform that works like google chat.
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Matt_Siltala @NewspaperGrl the single best place online to find and network with people in your industry.
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healthITgirl @NewspaperGrl a conversation limited by 140 chars.
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gwiegand @NewspaperGrl thoughts you’d like to share with others in 140 chars or less
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chrisknudsen @NewspaperGrl a digital channel wasting time, bragging, and self-promotion
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tammyRhoman @NewspaperGrl Twitter is a place to concisely network, learn & teach others about you, your product & identity{brand} [Great question!]
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dmx @NewspaperGrl a 1-900 phone chat line with built in self-voicemail!
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roxycross @NewspaperGrl Miniblogs for sharing cool stuff with your friends and THE BEST marketing tool in the world.
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Murley @NewspaperGrl A descriptive term for Twitter that I like, and that fits, is “micro-blogging.” Blogging for 140 characters is easy and fun.
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imcre8tive @NewspaperGrl My first impression of Twitter is that there is a lot of talking, and not enough listening. I think it’s because of the UI.
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GoogleGod @NewspaperGrl I would describe twitter to someone who has never heard of it before as a portal that connects 1000′s directly or indirectly.
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woodylewis @NewspaperGrl Twitter is a live communication channel featuring real-time messages from people you’ve chosen to follow online.
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amabaie @NewspaperGrl You send the Twitter sign-up page and tell them to jump in, the water’s warm!
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jojeda @NewspaperGrl Miniature blogging with a bit of instant messaging or text messaging flavor thrown in.
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jonahsigel @NewspaperGrl Intstant messaging that is open to the world
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How about you? How do you describe Twitter?
2 Responses to “Twitter Defined in 140 Characters or Less”
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January 11th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Janet – thanks for including my tweet in here! Anyone feel free to follow me at http://www.twitter.com/Matt_Siltala
January 13th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
A 24/7 online cocktail party where you can listen to every conversation.