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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter] is a micro-blogging platform utilized by 288 million active users a month.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company About Twitter]</ref> The "tweets" allow users 140 characters per post for optimal mobile readability.<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/twitter-basics-why-140-characters-and-how-to-write-more/442608 Adweek 140 Character Limit]</ref> Twitter, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter Wikipedia]</ref> The company is responsible for the creation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag hashtag] via a tweet by Chris Messina in August 2007.<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismessina/status/223115412 Chris Messina Tweet]</ref> A platform combining social networking and news, Twitter's mission is "to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers."<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company About Twitter]</ref> Compared to other websites, Twitter ranks eighth in the United States and eighth globally.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitter.com Alexa Ranking]</ref> | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter] is a micro-blogging platform utilized by 288 million active users a month.<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company About Twitter]</ref> The "tweets" allow users 140 characters per post for optimal mobile readability.<ref>[http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/twitter-basics-why-140-characters-and-how-to-write-more/442608 Adweek 140 Character Limit]</ref> Twitter, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter Wikipedia]</ref> The company is responsible for the creation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag hashtag] via a tweet by Chris Messina in August 2007.<ref>[https://twitter.com/chrismessina/status/223115412 Chris Messina Tweet]</ref> A platform combining social networking and news, Twitter's mission is "to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers."<ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company About Twitter]</ref> Compared to other websites, Twitter ranks eighth in the United States and eighth globally.<ref>[http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/twitter.com Alexa Ranking]</ref> Twitter claims that 77% of total accounts are located outside of the U.S. <ref>[https://about.twitter.com/company Twitter About]</ref> |
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Twitter is a micro-blogging platform utilized by 288 million active users a month.[1] The "tweets" allow users 140 characters per post for optimal mobile readability.[2] Twitter, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[3] The company is responsible for the creation of the hashtag via a tweet by Chris Messina in August 2007.[4] A platform combining social networking and news, Twitter's mission is "to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly, without barriers."[5] Compared to other websites, Twitter ranks eighth in the United States and eighth globally.[6] Twitter claims that 77% of total accounts are located outside of the U.S. [7]
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