Twitter is a social networking and micro blogging site, created January 2006, that was suggested by Jack Dorsey at the Odeo company. Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams formed Obvious Corporation and acquired Odeo and all its assets.
Communication – 5 Stars
Twitter allows its users to keep in touch by micro blogging, or using tweets. Once the user finds a friend they can ‘follow’ them and see what they’re up to. You can also receive information regarding new followers via email or text message.
Profile/ File Sharing – 3 Stars
When creating a profile on Twitter, the site will ask you for your full name. username, created password, and email address. Then you have to verify your email address to continue, which in my opinion is an unnecessary hassle.
You can’t really share files on Twitter. You can show links to websites in your tweets, and those websites could be where you actually posted what you want to share. Again, this is just a hassle and Twitter loses points for it.
Applications – 0 Stars
There were no applications as far as I could tell.
Customization – 4 Stars
Twitter allows the user to customize their profile picture and background. When choosing a background, the site gives you sixteen themes and the user can keep the theme as is, or change the colors and design of the background picture. Creating your own is not allowed, so Twitter loses points.
Notifications – 5 Stars
Twitter notifies you if new people are ‘following’ you, but the cool feature is that you can choose how you’re notified. You can be notified through email or text message.
With 17/25 stars, Twitter doesn’t seem like a major competitor. However, I believe what attracts people the most is the micro-blogging, which allows you to say something when you’re in a hurry. Because of this, Twitter’s popularity will continue to grow (and maybe then they can add some applications).
Communication – 5 Stars
Twitter allows its users to keep in touch by micro blogging, or using tweets. Once the user finds a friend they can ‘follow’ them and see what they’re up to. You can also receive information regarding new followers via email or text message.
Profile/ File Sharing – 3 Stars
When creating a profile on Twitter, the site will ask you for your full name. username, created password, and email address. Then you have to verify your email address to continue, which in my opinion is an unnecessary hassle.
You can’t really share files on Twitter. You can show links to websites in your tweets, and those websites could be where you actually posted what you want to share. Again, this is just a hassle and Twitter loses points for it.
Applications – 0 Stars
There were no applications as far as I could tell.
Customization – 4 Stars
Twitter allows the user to customize their profile picture and background. When choosing a background, the site gives you sixteen themes and the user can keep the theme as is, or change the colors and design of the background picture. Creating your own is not allowed, so Twitter loses points.
Notifications – 5 Stars
Twitter notifies you if new people are ‘following’ you, but the cool feature is that you can choose how you’re notified. You can be notified through email or text message.
With 17/25 stars, Twitter doesn’t seem like a major competitor. However, I believe what attracts people the most is the micro-blogging, which allows you to say something when you’re in a hurry. Because of this, Twitter’s popularity will continue to grow (and maybe then they can add some applications).
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