
Networking is one of the oldest and time tested means of getting direct referrals and furthering a business. Take this to the internet age and you have social networking sites geared towards building your own networks online. One of the most widely used networking services is Twitter.
Twitter is a social networking service that enables users to send and read other users updates known as tweets. It is a great way to keep in touch with your friends and quickly broadcast information about where you are and what you are up to?
Twitter began as an experiment in the 2006. When it was used as an instant media for sharing information in situations like earthquakes, conferences, and festivals – twitter got a lot of popularity. Hence Twitter, Inc. was founded in 2007. Today, Twitter is a privately funded company based in San Francisco, CA.
Tweets are messages you send on your profile page up to 140 characters
.These are seen by your followers or the people you are following .You can restrict a tweet to a group of people or open it to all within the circuit.
You can use and send tweets via the Twitter Website .You can also use Mobile Phones SMS(short message service ) service to post and see the tweets. This service is free of cost but using it on the mobile would have the service providers sms cost involved.