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[http://twitter.com/ Twitter ]is a service where you type short messages, called 'tweets' to broadcast a message about something you want others to know about. Your message must be 140 characters or less. Interestingly, that number comes from the days people used to use the telegraph to send messages quickly to each other, as that was the same maximum number of characters that could be sent by the telegraph operator in a single message. | [http://twitter.com/ Twitter ]is a service where you type short messages, called 'tweets' to broadcast a message about something you want others to know about. Your message must be 140 characters or less. Interestingly, that number comes from the days people used to use the telegraph to send messages quickly to each other, as that was the same maximum number of characters that could be sent by the telegraph operator in a single message. | ||
It is becoming more and more widely used for almost every purpose and now has come into its own as a way to send messages quickly. In fact, NASA's astronauts aboard the International Space Station have Twitter accounts, so anyone can interact with them throguh Twitter, even while they are on board the station. | It is becoming more and more widely used for almost every purpose and now has come into its own as a way to send messages quickly. In fact, NASA's astronauts aboard the International Space Station have Twitter accounts, so anyone can interact with them throguh Twitter, even while they are on board the station. | ||
For family history and genealogy, societies can set up Twitter accounts to send out quick notes about upcoming events and other matters. Your members and others can follow you in the same fashion they do Facebook pages. | For family history and genealogy, societies can set up Twitter accounts to send out quick notes about upcoming events and other matters. Your members and others can follow you in the same fashion they do Facebook pages. | ||
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