An online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages ("tweets", restricted to 140 characters) which offers the possibility of indexing information by using #.
cloud
out of the box
closed
public
private
members
computer/mobile
• free and easy to use
• good for breaking news and updates
• good for self-promotion or promoting others / a project
• easy to connect with others and/or follow their updates
• facilitates indexing information and creating timelines
• limited space for communicating information
• limited direct messaging features
• mostly text based
• posts can get buried by others’ posts
• posts cannot be made not private