7 Things You Should Know about Microblogging

7 Things You Should Know about Microblogging - "Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital content — which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other media — on the Internet. Microblogging has become popular among groups of friends and professional colleagues who frequently update content and follow each other’s posts, creating a sense of online community. Twitter is currently the best-known microblogging site, its popularity supported by a growing collection of add-on applications that enable different and often more engaging microblog updates, such as TwitPic for uploading pictures or PollyTrade or buying and selling stocks. Meanwhile, a number of competing microblog applications — some open source, many aimed at specific interest groups — continue to challenge Twitter’s popularity. This resulting profusion of tools is helping to define new possibilities for this type of communication."

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