Twitter - what is it and why is it needed

(Twitter) is currently one of the most popular in the world. Every day, the number of new participants is measured in tens of thousands. What caused such great popularity? How to use this social platform? What opportunities does it offer? We will talk about all this in this review article.

1. History of Twitter

Twitter was first launched on March 21, 2006. On that day, the first public message, left by founder Jack Dorsey, appeared. It looks like this: "Setting up my twttr" (Eng. "Setting up my twitter"). Initially, the service was planned to be used as a platform for the exchange of short messages between employees of the Odeo company, which specializes in software development. The message length was to be 140 characters. The website architecture was designed to instantly publish messages from users who subscribed to the email creator's account. The first public version was presented in June 2006. Two years later, the billionth message was recorded.

Today, Twitter is a social network that gives account holders the ability to leave short messages up to 140 characters long on their page (the restriction resurfaced in 2012). Those wishing to register here see Twitter as not only a social network, but also an excellent opportunity for the distribution of advertising.

The great popularity of this site is also caused by a large number of famous personalities who have official accounts. At one time, the world tested the vogue of registering a Twitter page to learn more about the thoughts of their idols. Everyone has the opportunity to quickly find a famous person by typing his initials or nickname in the search. Subscribe to news allows you to receive the latest information about the posts left on the pages of celebrities.

In addition, Twitter has become one of the most powerful news platforms. Thanks to a simple but at the same time effective hashtag system, everyone has the opportunity to get acquainted with various information that may be of interest.

2. How to register on Twitter

In the "Design" section, you can also customize your own theme. The interface looks like this:

There are no design restrictions as such. However, we recommend that you refrain from posting images that are too explicit or may offend other users.

Now let's look at a small instruction on how to use Twitter, its features and advantages.

4. Twitter Features

4.1. Search for information by hashtags

Hashtags are keywords that are placed directly in the user's post. With it, other users can quickly find interesting information.

To find the information you need, you must use the search bar located here:

A pound sign (#) is required before entering a keyword. After it, the search keyword is entered. There should not be a space between the sign and the word. For example, enter the hashtag #downhill . Here's what we got:

4.2. How to Retweet

Retweet, in fact, is an alternative to reposting on social networks VKontakte, Facebook, and so on. The essence of this feature is that the user places a post from another user on his feed, showing it to his readers who have subscribed to the account.

The most common way to retweet is to use a special key under the post. Let's look at it with a specific example.

We are on the twitter page of downhill rider Aaron Gwin. We liked the post left on the page and we want to retweet it to our page.

Select the "Retweet" icon and click on it.

The following window will appear. Click on the "Retweet" button.

The retweeted post appeared on your page.

4.3. How to add a follower on Twitter

There are two ways to become a follower of a specific user. The first, and perhaps the most common, is to subscribe to a person's account, proposed by common interests. There is a special column for this, located on the right side of the site. Clicking on the "Follow" button automatically turns you into a follower (reader) of the selected user.

There is also a second way. We are looking for a person who interests us. After that, go to his personal page. On the right side of the page is the "Read" button. Clicking on it automatically subscribes your account to the selected user.

4.4. View a list of your followers

On the page you can see a list of your followers, i.e. those who have subscribed to you. I wrote a separate article about how you can attract users and become popular on Twitter.