Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting. It was created in March 2006 by software architect Jack Dorsey and has rapidly grown worldwide to over 200 million users.
Twitter is known as one of the first microblogging services with small bursts of information known as Tweets. Each tweet is 140 characters or less in length with the option of including links, images, and other embedded media.
Twitter has been described as the SMS of the Internet. It generates over 200 million tweets and more than 1.6 billion search queries per day.
You don't have to tweet to get something out of Twitter. You could tweet 50 times a day or not at all, and still have access to what others say and the information that you're interested in. Some people don't tweet and use Twitter as a way of getting the latest information on the topics that interest them most.
Here's a look at how the newest version of Twitter works, and how to take full advantage of its features:
