Microblog such as twitter has several powerful features. The first and the most powerful feature is that the service can be utilized on multiple platforms.
- It works across different platforms. Users can send and receive messages from the web, text messages, instant messaging, RSS, and third-party clients. No matter what device you're using, you'll potentially have access to it[1].
- It works as a customized chat-room. Users only follow the people whom they are interested in. It is a right of channel selection.
- It is used as a channel for "news (knowledge)" diffusion. Twitter is considered faster than any other medium.
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Grosseck, G. (2009). To use or not to use web 2.0 in higher education? DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2009.01.087. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1(1), 478-482.
Kaplan, A. M., & Haenlein, M. Users of the world, unite! The challenges and opportunities of Social Media. DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2009.09.003. Business Horizons, In Press, Corrected Proof.
Kim, W., Jeong, O.-R., & Lee, S.-W. On social Web sites. DOI: 10.1016/j.is.2009.08.003. Information Systems, In Press, Corrected Proof.
Searcy, W. A., & Beecher, M. D. Song as an aggressive signal in songbirds. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.08.011. Animal Behaviour, In Press, Corrected Proof.
Thelwall, M. (2009). Chapter 2 Social Network Sites: Users and Uses. In V. Z. Marvin (Ed.), Advances in Computers (Vol. Volume 76, pp. 19-73): Elsevier.
Wang, B. Survival and competition among social networking websites: A research commentary on "Critical Mass and Willingness to Pay for Social Networks" by J. Christopher Westland. DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2009.08.002. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, In Press, Uncorrected Proof.
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- [1] Carvin, Andy. New York Times 13 February 2008