Microblogs
Microblogs are a condensed version of the written blog. They require short posts that are limited by a character limit. They often contain quick thoughts, links to a full length blog post, or links to multimedia (video or pictures). The most common microblogging platform is Twitter™.
What is Twitter™?
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Monitor and respond to current or potential riders within your specific geographical area.
Twitter is a web-based micro-blogging service, which allows users to send messages called “tweets” that are 140 characters or less to all of their followers. Tweets can vary in substance, from random thoughts of the sender, to current news or events commentary. Followers can be anyone from anywhere, and the primary goal of the Twitter system is to network with as many followers as possible.
In turn, users are encouraged to follow other users. Usually this is comprised of:
- People the user knows
- Those who interest the user
- Those who are in the same business or networking arena as the user
It is very common for people to reciprocate those who follow them, hence growing everyone’s network. Additionally, this tool has some advantageous search capabilities. Twitter allows users to find assorted tweets by user in a particular city/region/state – allowing your organization to tap directly into a target audience.
Twitter is available to users via:
- Home page at www.Twitter.com
- Third party computer applications (Such as Seesmic or TweetDeck)
- Smartphone applications
- Text messaging
