Tweet It!: Twitter Projects for the Real World

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Twitter Site Bytes Purpose sharing information photos and videos Type of Service website and app URL www twitter com App name Twitter Date of Founding March 2006 Tech Terms Tweet A tweet is the name of a Twitter post It can contain up to 140 text characters several images and video Retweet A retweet is a tweet created by a Twitter user that is reposted by another user Hashtag Hashtags can be included in tweets A hashtag is a hash symbol followed by a word or phrase The hashtag becomes a link that groups tweets together Clicking on the hashtag takes a user to all posts with that hashtag Founders Jack Dorsey Evan Williams and Christopher Biz Stone Compatible Devices Tablet Smartphone Laptop