Aimee Knight
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Are people becoming Twitter obsessed?
Since 2006, when Twitter was founded, it has become a huge part of social networking. As quoted from a source: "There are more than 200 million active Twitter users. Eighty percent of all users access Twitter on mobile devices" - http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/did-you-know-some-facts-about-twitter-418143. With most people now owning smartphones that have Twitter apps, all you need is internet and you are ready to tweet.
There must be a downside, surely? People would ask. This is not true. You are limited to 140 characters per tweet, meaning that everyone's tweets are short and snappy - no one has the ability to waffle. There is a wide range of people to follow, ranging from friends or family to celebrities! Twitter is an easy way to keep up with the latest celebrity gossip, what's better then that? A wide range of celebrities use twitter, from Lady Gaga to Barack Obama. Justin Bieber is the most popular, with a staggering "44,418,729, as of 2200 GMT Thursday" as quoted from http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/did-you-know-some-facts-about-twitter-418143.
'You could be followed by strangers!' Some might say. Well, yes this is true. Twitter is a very popular social networking site with a huge number of active users. However, if you feel you want to keep your profile private from people you do not know, then you simply have to change your settings. It's as easy as that! This means that people have to ask to follow you, if you do not know them and do not want them to follow you, then you simply decline! Meaning that your tweets are safe and protected from people you do not know.
So the answer is, yes, maybe people are becoming twitter obsessed. But this is not necessarily a bad thing! So, if you do not have twitter yourself, then why don't you consider giving it a go?
Well done Aimee - this is excellent work. You capture the tone of a blog really well and express yourself clearly for the most part (just a couple of places to reconsider!) You do need to work on integrating your research though. the web links would form part of the bibliography rather than being placed in the main body of the text. Good effort overall, though.
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