After years of being on the rise, Twitter has a surprising history. In this paper I will explain how Twitter started appealing to people. Why people even use it and most importantly how does it influence American culture.
It all started with a man named Jack Dorsey. Who gained an interest in computers at a young age.He then began programming in high school. At the age of only fifteen Dorsey conceived a book called “Dispatch Software” which was used to help taxi drivers keep in contact with one another. This shows his young genius showing already. The fact he even thought of this is pure genius in itself. Twitter was thought of so people could notify their friends of what they were doing currently. It also lets you instant message your friends. But smart phones were in their beginning years when Twitter was created. Twitter also had many other names until they chose the original. The names were Smssy, Twitch, and unfortunately Friendstalker which makes sense to a certain extent. But none of these are as appealing as Twitter.
Next are probably the most asked questions the public might ask about Twitter. The first is how Twitter became so popular. Some of the top reasons for that is the oh so amazing hash tag, and the fact you can post something and all your followers know exactly what you are doing. The hashtags main use is to highlight keywords or the main topic of the tweet, but mainly used to define groups. In social media anything immediately following the hash tag can be turned into a searchable term, which is activated when clicked on. According to Twitter in 2011 ten percent of tweets contained a hash tag. But the hash tag just happened to pop up by a man named Chris Messina. Mr. Messina used to work for Google as the design...
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... the things you could’ve done in such time. Instead of seeing what your friends are doing maybe enjoy quality time with them in the world and not the technological one.
In conclusion Twitter has a lot of dramatic history such as the hash tag wasn’t really a thing the company wanted to start which is pretty embarrassing considering how many people use it. But it can be a wonderful piece of entertainment in a person’s life. It provides you with the latest updates on news shows you what is currently trending and provides you with an easy retreat from the world. But is this really how you would like to spend your free time. On a phone just scrolling through the news feed to see whatever catches your eye, wow your cool. Twitter may seem to benefit you but it’s really just hurting billions of Americans who are constantly using it for the reason it wasn’t even made for.
Whether walking down the street, at a party, or even looking through the App Store, chances are the name "Twitter ' has stood out. Twitter is a social media site that allows it 's users to post news updates in real time, socialize with other users, or even just to view the most recent events going on in the world. It can be used as a modern-day newspaper, a text-messaging service, or even a blog. In David Carr 's article, "Why Twitter Will Endure", the main topic of discussion is how long this utility would last among us. In his article, Carr clearly and eloquently expressed his views on why Twitter will endure, through the use of his own ethos and logos.
Within the last two decades, our social media has rapidly developed and it becomes one of the most influent types of social communication. Though its original purpose is to be a convenient way to converse distantly, it becomes multi-tasked in recent years which some notable Internet corporations such as Facebook, Tweeter create new applications that expand its purpose from talking only. In a way, it renovates the idea of entertainment.
By July 2005, there was a situation where Apple announced iTunes and it include the podcasting platform, such as the Odeo program (Carlson, 2011). When Apple came with this invention it killed the Odeo product in the business. So Odeo future was not in podcasting and then they came up with ideas to start twitter. The system would send a text to one number and it would broadcasted out to all friends as Twttr. They all agreed that Noah predominantly came up with the project to be started and Blaine Cook called Noah the “spiritual leader” behind Twitter (Carlson, 2011).
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There are many other ways to gain information and talk to people more effectively than Twitter, i.e. Facebook (164). Manjoo’s final ground is that Twitter lacks social intimacy. There is no real connection between Twitter users. If someone follows you, you do not have to follow them and in doing so, you do not see their tweets. This also makes it hard for beginners to get started. It takes a very long time to amass a substantial amount of follower (164). The warrant for his essay is that for something to be worth your time it must have staying power, social intimacy, and utility. He backs this warrant by constantly questioning how long Twitter will last and whether it is a fad (164). Manjoo’s claim and use of rhetorical elements made this argument quite effective and clear. His claim was precise and offered fair reasoning. He was able to back
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Social media is one of the very things that largely influence our modern-day society. In fact, it is one of many things that young people do the most each day: check their Instagram, Facebook, Vine, Twitter, etc. But how did these social networking sites or apps come into place so our generation could freely share with the world what they were doing? Many of these brilliant ideas came from people who just wanted to connect with their friends, even if they couldn’t meet them face-to-face. In this research paper, we will be looking into the lives of one of these great technology pioneers: Jack Dorsey, one of the co-founders of Twitter, a very popular social networking site that even has its own app. The goal of this paper is to present the life of this man, through his early life and what he has done for society.
Twitter is a social media website frequently used on the internet. Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone. Twitter was created on March 21, 2006, but wasn't yet launched on the internet until July 15, 2006. Twitter's main headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, but also has offices in New York City, Boston, San Antonio, annd Detroit. Twitter, also has many featues that you can favorite a tweet, retweet it, or even tweet the same tweet.(Philadelphia Encyclopedia). Twitter has improved greatly since it was created in 2006 to 2014 now.
Social media is a revolution, which we are currently experiencing. It has changed the way people communicate and interact with one another, and opens up many more avenues to share news, information, and just general chit chat. Social media is relatively quiet young, but is here to stay for the foreseeable future. We are now at a point where online, we can share, read and react to lots of individual information being posted on microblogging websites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Tumblr and more. Twitter in particular has been widely embraced, and will centre most of the discussion.
While the company has been focusing way much on its features and products to attract people, they failed to pay the right amount of attention to the problems they are facing at the moment. Jack Dorsey’s priority wasn’t to make revenue, and that was a major point of conflict regarding the company’s success. Twitter faced and is still facing many problems and complications that left the company behind. Among these problems are revenue growth, user growth, low barriers to entry, business focus and a poor marketing strategy. Nowadays, most companies tend to think of engagement as being the essence of a successful business. As Umair Haque stated in his Harvard Business Review, “The business of most businesses is interaction”. Unfortunately for Twitter,
6:15 AM. Wake up. Twitter. Brushes teeth. Gets dressed. Twitter. Grabs keys. Gets to school. Twitter. Think about it. How many times a day do you check your Twitter account? Why is it so hard for some people to resist this form of social interaction? Why is it that it seems easier to make connections with others through this site, than it is in a situation where actual face-to-face interaction is involved? There are so many questions, yet not many answers. With 313 million active users, Twitter has not only become a site for mass communication, but has also served as an outlet of mass media, providing news as well as an opportunity for others to express their feelings on any topic of their preference (Twitter, 2016). With its mission statement
As technology increases and develops in this century, the use of social media increases as well. Schools have begun adapting it, using it as their tool to inform students of any school related news. However, using it as a tool for learning is a different story. By using it as a tool, it can push you off your course with classes. Social media is something that is not needed at school grounds. Schools should not require social media use in classes.
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