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Recently The Global Language Monitor announced that Twitter is the number one used word in the English language in 2009, followed by Obama in 2nd, and H1N1 on 3rd place. But what is this is twitter obsession?
Tweet, Twit, Twitter? We have all heard something about this new socializing website called Twitter. People such as Barack Obama, Aston Kutcher and even simple people such as myself have made tweeting one of their daily activities.
On Twitter.com you can make an account with your own username, after signing up you can post short message about yourself or what you are doing at the particular moment. You can also follow other people, and see what they do.
I, personally, really enjoy Twitter. Since I moved to Holland, I can keep my friends up to date with my studies and personal life in Utrecht and visa versa. This new social media is easy to use for all ages, even my mother and grandmother are hooked! But because you have so much freedom in typing whatever you feel like, something people regret something after posting it. For example Dutch singer Anouk posted last week a racist comment about the Dutch Santa Claus, within hours it was on the news. This proves how quick the ball rolls after you post something on the internet.
One way I do like Twitter, and how easy and quick it can reach other people all over the world, but on the other hand it can be something dangareous if you take advantage on your famous status in the world. In conclusion, do give you Twitter a try and see if, like the other 55 million of us, you become just as obsessed about tweeting as we are.
Wanna know more?
Look at this Twitter in Plain English Video
