@Wave posted a new topic, subject "What is Twitter all about?". It read:

   Anyone else have an Account?

So @Andrey replied

    Nope. I have this forum to pass my words of wisdom

To which @Wave replied

    I mean is it similar to Facebook?

After which, @anon46355046 added

    it's more of a free advertising tool than a social account… # to fin specific topics / talk to those topics, but aside from that, pretty much better off using facebook private messanger

So @everhopeful replied

    I'm not on it. But it's like sending an sms text that the whole world can see. You can “follow” other users texts so they appear in your inbox.

So @Andrey replied

    As far as I know, you can create an account and set the visibility to public or private. Then people can follow you and you can follow people, but it needs not be mutual. And posts are limited to a certain number of characters I think. Overall it's much simpler than facebook but since I don't have an account, that's all I can tell you about twitter.

So @Wave replied

    I don't go on Facebook or Twitter.  
    Don't think I ever will.  
    Was just curious that's all.  
    Thanks guys!

@velociraptor replied

    It's the premiere communication medium for the illiterate.

To which @zeno replied

    It's about wasting time.

@mjseu replied

    I had a Twitter account a few years ago, many world leaders were posting their thoughts, even Clinton's daughter told how her mother would be chosen to be a democratic candidate, it was fun to read posts of these world leaders. but then I stopped it … have not had any need for it.

So @Fellowman replied

    I once created a Twitter account. I had one friend on there. She was very much active on twitter so I teceived all these notifications. It was too much for me all those notifications so I closed the account. I do have a facebook account though.

To which @mjseu replied

    What I found interesting in Twitter is that people like Vladimir Zhirinosky (a Russian ultranationalist) shared their opinions there in Twitter, these people were so happy when Trump was elected. All kinds of leaders of the world exchanged their thoughts about many issues.

Then @mjseu said

    Once it was fun to follow the communication exchange between one Prime Minister of one country and the foreign minister of Sweden. It was fun …

After which, @anon79999497 added

    https://twitter.com/firemonkey1957
    
    I find it hard to keep up with all the tweets. Sometimes 140 characters isn't enough in which case I use http://www.twitlonger.com/post

After which, @Wave added

    Good for you @firemonkey!


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