WEEK 2 - Twitter

Twitter

As part of the second week of this class we were required to create a twitter account. To say the least, this class is making me branch out. Up to this time, I have never been interested in Blogging,Twitter, or FaceBook However, now that I'm actually sitting down to create these accounts, I'm finding if very interesting.

Intersting Twitter Facts
# 27.3 million tweets are sent each day
# Twitter is the fastest growing member community site for the month of February.
# Zimbio (240%) and Facebook (228%) were the second and third-fastest growing online communities.
# Twitter is not just for kids: In February 2009, adults ages 35-49 had the largest representation on Twitter – almost 3 million unique visitors from this age group (almost 42% of the entire audience).
# 62% of the audience access Twitter from work only, while only 35% access it only from home.
# It’s all about mobile: In January 2009, 735,000 unique visitors accessed Twitter via their mobile device.
# The average unique visitor went to Twitter 14 times during the month.
# They spent an average of 7 minutes on the site.
# In Q4 2008, 812,000 unique users sent or received Twitter text messages (via AT&T or Verizon cell phones).
# The average tweet per person for the quarter was nearly 240.

Below is a funny video I found on you tube about Twitter.