If you go out and ask any college student, what social network is running the world right now, they would more than likely say Twitter. Twitter was created in 2006 and was similar to Facebook. The difference was that Twitter consisted of ONLY status updates that were no longer than 140 characters. What made this network even more appealing is the fact that you could update your twitter status from ANYWHERE as long as you have a phone with text messaging. You could also post pictures from your phone into your status and allow all the world to see. For whatever reason, people were fascinated with the idea of telling their whereabouts at any point and time in the day. Another factor that could help Twitter's popularity is the many celebrities that hopped on the trend, tweeting their fans and making themselves more easily accessible to the public. While Facebook is still heavily used, I think it's safe to say that Twitter is gaining fast on its competition. The most appealing thing about Twitter is its simplicity. It's so easy to use, even though at first it seems confusing. It seems as though these days, more people have given up texting because tweeting their friends usually gets their attention. As a matter of fact, the next time you are in a college classroom (a boring one at that), look around and see how many students are on their cell phones. I guarantee you that most of them, if not all, are on Twitter, tweeting their lives away.
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