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Twittering Real Life

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Some are very aware what Twitter is all about, however I assume many of you have never heard of it.  With that assumption comes how in the world do I explain it easily?  It’s not complex at all but explaining how and why so many people use it is another story.  The Twitter FAQ begins with:

“Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? “

While the FAQ does help, I think the folks at CommonCraft created the most concise explanation of Twitter with the short video “Twitter in Plain English“.  Watch it below:

I almost forgot… Twitter is free!