A popular social networking website. This service allows users to view the status of other users. Signing up is necessary in order to view other users pages or to create your own. Once you post an answer to the “What are you doing?” question, you create mini blog posts that are known as “tweets.” This is a great way to communicate information to family and friends in real time.

You can follow celebrities, news outlets, friends, family and just about anyone on Twitter that will allow you to view their updates.

You can customize you background image by selecting a design from a list or you can upload your own. The settings tab also allows you to change your profile image, update your email preferences, add mobile devices, or change your password. You can also protect your updates. Only those you approve will receive your updates. Keep in mind that you will not appear on the public timeline and updates posted before you change this preference may still be publicly visible in some places.

The Find People tab allows you to find friends and family on Twitter as well as on other networks like Gmail or Yahoo. You can also invite friends by sending them an email. Twitter also lists suggested users. These are people that Twitter recommends that you follow.

Twitter.com is a top 500 site that reaches over 4.1 million U.S. monthly people. The site attracts a more educated, slightly more female than male, young adult audience.