Micro-blogging:
Micro-blogging is a form of multimedia blogging that allows users to send brief text updates (say, 140 characters or fewer) or micromedia such as photos or audio clips and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
The content of a micro-blog differs from a traditional blog due in that it is typically more topical, smaller in aggregate file size (e.g. text, audio or video) but is the same in that people utilize it for both business and individual reasons. Many micro-blogs provide this short commentary on a person-to-person level, or share news about a company's products and services.
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In May, 2007, 111 Twitter-like sites were counted internationally.[1] However, the most notable service is Twitter, which was launched in July 2006 and won the Web Award in the blog category at the 2007 South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas.[2] The main competitors to Twitter have been Plurk and Jaiku (although this has since been acquired by Google and closed public registrations).
Recently, however, new services with the feature of micro-blogging have been born. Such as Plurk which has timeline view with integrates video and picture sharing, Identi.ca, Pownce which integrates micro-blogging with file sharing and event invitations, developed by Digg founder Kevin Rose with three other developers. Rakawa.net documents and informs about daily accomplishments of the users based on the question "What have you achieved today?"
Other leading social networking websites Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Xing also have their own micro-blogging feature, better known as status updates.
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[edit] References
- ^ Article on thws.cn. A Chinese site, but the article is in English. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "We Won!" March 14th, 2007 Twitter Official Blog, retrieved April 25, 2008
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