Twitter is a very popular type of Social Network co-founded by Jack Dorsey (@jack) who also serves as CEO, which utilizes the concept of micro-blogging, within social media. Mainly because it limits the user to 140 characters of text called a Tweet. If you grew up in the 90s, there might be some confusion, as to there is an R&B singer of the same name, who had moderate success with the single ” Oops (Oh My) (feat. Missy Elliott) “, off the album Southern Hummingbird, however this not the case. The very beautiful R&B singer does however have a Twitter account with @username of @ms_hummingbird. A user is able to follow other users accounts just like with Instagram, however the focus is on text, not photos, even though anyone can send an @ reply, repost or like any photo within a tweet just as long as the account is not private. There are even common internet slang terms used, such as, Twitterverse, or Twittersphere. Twitter is also considered the first social network to utilize the verified user, with the widldy coveted light blue badge on a users profile. This is widely utilized on most social communities so a user will not confuse any other user, with a popular celebrity, sports figure, brand and or company. Twitter is listed on the NYSE as TWTR.
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