Recent studies indicate 70% of Twitter members joined the service this year, and 35% have 10 or fewer followers. An estimated 5,000 to 10,00 new accounts are being opened daily, according to a HubSpot study. Principle medium for Twitter is mobile devises, supporting texting. The snippets are posted both to mobile as text messages and online for select readers or public  to view.

Example usage is tweets between virtual work group members, allowing members to keep in contact throughout the day with immediate messages received by mobile. The messages are also posted and retained online, like a blog, so may be reviewed, as needed, by those with access.

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