{"id":51028,"date":"2016-12-07T14:19:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resources.sotrender.com\/?p=161\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:52:56","slug":"what-is-twitter","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/what-is-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a social media platform created by Jack Dorsey, Ev Williams, and Biz Stone in <strong>2006<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter is open to everyone, but <\/span><b>only registered users can post<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (called \u2018tweeting\u2019) or perform activities under existing tweets. These activities include replying, sharing, liking, or commenting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>Q1 2016, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Twitter recorded <\/span><b>310 million active users, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with 79% of all accounts being outside of the US*. It is used mainly on mobile devices &#8211; in most countries, mobile usage is over 80%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter is more popular among <\/span><b>young<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>middle-aged<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> individuals (depends on the country, but mainly in 16-34) and is the <\/span><b>perfect tool for discussing live events, sharing opinions, and engaging in current interests and issues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Over 7 thousand tweets are sent every second all over the world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>Tweet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the main form of communication on Twitter. It is a short text message &#8211;\u00a0<b>max. 280 characters\u00a0<\/b>(before November 2017 the limit was 140 characters) &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and can be attached with photos, videos, links, or hashtags (<strong>#hashtag<\/strong>). It\u2019s also possible to mention other users by using \u2018@\u2018 and his handle name (for example: <strong>@sotrender<\/strong>). Twitter also allows for direct messages between registered users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among average users, many brands currently use Twitter to <\/span><b>interact with customers and promote their products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Because of how Tweets are structured and their conversational nature, brands need to find their own voice that builds a community and engages them. To succeed on Twitter, brands have to be <\/span><b>personal, react quickly, be creative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, all while <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">having a bit of fun<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Project #LIVE - Introduction with Sir Patrick Stewart\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6bH7_-EaqD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sotrender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to check out our account on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<h6><b>Read also:<\/b><\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/what-are-hashtags\/\">What are hashtags?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"How to create Twitter account?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-twitter-account\/\">How to create Twitter account?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"How do I start advertising on Twitter?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/knowledge-base\/how-do-i-start-advertising-on-twitter\/\">How do I start advertising on Twitter?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/twitter-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to Conduct an Excellent Twitter Audit in 15 Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":51851,"template":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Twitter? - Resources Sotrender<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Twitter is a social media platform created by Jack Dorsey, Ev Williams, and Biz Stone in 2006. 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