Twitter, created in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, is a free social networking service with features that have been described as  a cross between blogging and text messaging. Users are able to send and read posts known as tweets, which are text-based messages only. They can be sent to followers via the Twitter website or through SMS (subject to service provider fees). Unlike blogs, tweets are limited in length by up to 140 characters. This allows individuals to make quick and frequent updates about their daily lives. This is just perfect for people who want to blog, but who don’t have the time or don’t want to spend a lot time creating beautiful or lengthy posts. On Twitter, you can be very brief.... [Read more]