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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Twitter - Tweets Fly High Around 50 Million / Day

Do not count Twitter out of the Social Media inner circle. even though micro-blogging website Twitter does not have all of the capabilities of a Facebook or MySpace its simplicity attracts people to its service in droves. Recent reports from Twitter's Blog show Twitter users are tweeting more than ever these days to the tune of approximately 50 million messages every day. Kevin Weil of Twitter said, " Folks were tweeting 5,000 times a day in 2007. By 2008, that number was 300,000, and by 2009 it had grown to 2.5 million per day. Tweets grew 1,400% last year to 35 million per day. "

Hot topics on Twitter can change in an instant. Over the past couple days topics range from the 2010 Olympics to IHOP Free Pancakes to pop sensation Justin Bieber. Do you Tweet? Do you think Twitter has longevity as a social media platform? What Social Media sites do you use most frequently?

That is what I think, what do you think? Leave a comment and share your thoughts.

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