Twitter: The new MySpace?

Warning! Non-UK Readers might not understand!

Have any of you ever come across the phenomenon, “Twitter”?

Well, those of you who haven’t, or have but don’t understand what it’s all about, allow me to explain.

Twitter is a Micro-Blogging platform. Kinda like FaceBook’s status feature, except you’re limited to just 140 characters. Why is it so addictive? Easy! If you’ve never experienced online communication to the full potential (and trust me, you haven’t until you’ve used Twitter) then you need to give it a go! Talking to tens, hundreds, THOUSANDS of people over the interwebs is incredibly addictive, and beneficial if you’re an internet-junkie such as myself. Just type what you’re up to, tell us if you’re brushing your teeth, tell us if you’re nipping down to Tesco, or if you need to post a picture of your dog pulling the funniest face! We all want to hear it!

So anyway, now you know what it is, you’ll understand why it’s so good, and to top it all off…have you ever wanted to follow your favourite celebrity around? Stalk them, if you will? Well, now you can!

This Morning, and Dancing On Ice’s Philip Schofield is registered on this global empire called “Twitter-land”, and he’s very much as addicted as myself. ITV have been so kind enough as to give Philip a laptop to sit on the coffee table as millions of people tune in each day to wake up to the sight of…a tweet from Philip from the studio! Be sure to follow @Schofe.

Another famous Englishman on the Twitter-Isles is Jonathan Ross. Do I need to say anything? This man is a total Twitter-Head! Tweets flying here and there, gathering just over 40,500 followers, he sure is a Twitter Celebrity. Ranked #33 in the whole world…that’s a major feat - and the number is still rising! Be sure to follow him on @Wossy.

I’ll mention one more - Duncan Bannatyne. We’re now moving out of the Den, and over to the Twitter-Sphere. Duncan tells us how money isn’t everything from the comfort of his own home. He takes hours out of his day to talk to everyone in the Twitter-Verse and have a genuine heart-to-heart with all of his followers. This man genuinely opens up on Twitter. Many a night I’ve sat here reading his Tweets and how he mentions he’d rather have happiness and health over money any day, and how money isn’t everything and how he’s going to leave a large portion of his money to Charities. Aww, good on ya’ Duncan! Follow one of the Dragon himself at @DuncanBannatyne.

So not only is Twitter becoming a global extravaganza in the Social-Networking world but also a portal for celebrities to reach out to their fans. I mean, C’mon…Philip Schofield is following me on Twitter. He obviously needs me!

On a more serious note, Twitter is growing. Fast. I can't help but wonder if it will soon (well, maybe sometimes in the future) take over MySpace... I'd love to read comments, etc.

You can, of course, follow me on Twitter on @LewisBeechey and feel free to send me an @reply or a dm. 

Happy Tweeting!

Lewis Beechey

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