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Twitter Growing at 1,382% Rate, But Do We All Know How to Use It?

by Peter Mychalcewycz on March 17, 2009 at 03:10 PM


Twitter has officially exploded.

Nielsen Online has calculated Twitter's growth over the past year at a super healthy 1,382%. February alone brought the social networking site 7 million unique visitors. January in comparison drew in 4.5 million visitors. Facebook still boasts the largest following with 65.7 million in its ranks, but with Twitter growing in popularity and tailor made for mobile connectivity, the big boys better watch out. Facebook wouldn't want to become the next MySpace, now would it?

Do you use Twitter?
Yes1724 (6.0%)
No9922 (34.4%)
I don't even know what Twitter is.17198 (59.6%)


Twitter seems to have filled a void that we didn't even realize was there. We thought e-mail and instant messaging kept people connected, but there is something about Twitter's succinct format -- no busy Facebook-style modules, pictures, and apps -- that is truly appealing.



We can't help but wonder if the explosion in Twitter's popularity has something to do with an increasingly ominous national outlook. People need to feel close to family and friends (and possible employers) in particularly stressful times and Twitter allows them to do just that to an almost overwhelming degree.

Regardless of whether Twitter is the social networking site of the future, it is certainly relevant now. That said, we wonder just how many of those folks who are signing up for Twitter actually use it on a regular basis, much less know how the service works. How about you? Do you use Twitter? Do you know how to use Twitter? [From: mashable]


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