Hello and welcome to this week's Computer Chat.0:06
Today we have with us David Chase, a software engineer who knows a lot about social networking sites.0:09
Dave is here to talk to us about Twitter.0:17
Welcome to the show, Dave.0:20
So Dave, for all those who don't know, What is Twitter exactly?0:24
Well, Twitter is a website which offers a social networking service that allows its users to send and read short messages called tweets.0:29
So if I understand correctly, tweets are like sending text messages online?0:37
Tweets are small posts of up to 140 letters that appear on the user's profile page.0:44
It is a bit challenging to get your point across in such a short message, But I believe that's the great thing about Twitter.0:49
Users have to be creative.0:55
The special thing about Twitter is that it not only allows me to share information with my friends, but I can also get in touch with people who have similar interests to me.1:03
Well, for example, I can add people who read my blog to my list of followers, that is those who read my tweets, on Twitter.1:13
Lots of celebrities are tweeting these days.1:20
Why is it so popular with the famous people?1:23
Well, with Twitter they can keep in touch with their fans.1:26
It's a great way to quickly broadcast information.1:29
Companies can also use Twitter to promote their products, communicate with employees, and interact with their customers.1:33
So how popular is Twitter?1:40
Just imagine it has over 200 million users who send 190 million messages a day.1:44
Wow, that's a lot of tweets.1:51
Now, I'm afraid that's all the time we have for today.1:56
Thanks, David, for talking to us, and for all our listeners, tune in tomorrow when we shall have with us, uh,2:00
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