Have you heard of Twitter? Do you use it?
Twitter is a social networking service. It allows users to send and read short text posts of just 140 characters. These posts are called ‘tweets’.
Part 1
If you ‘follow’ somebody on Twitter, it means you can see all the tweets that person makes.
Do you have a favourite actor or singer? Maybe you have a favourite sports star or politician? It’s possible that these people use Twitter and post tweets!
Some famous people who use Twitter include:
- President Obama @BarackObama
- Tom Hanks @tomhanks
- Lady Gaga @ladygaga
- Michael Phelps @MichaelPhelps
- Kosuke Kitajima @kitajimakosuke
- Ken Watanabe @watanabe
- Haruki Murakami @harukimurakami_
Of course normal people use Twitter too! Maybe some of your friends tweet.
Part 2
English English uses Twitter to share interesting information with our students and anyone who is interested in English!
If you have a Twitter account, please ‘follow us’ @EngEngNews
Some members of The Tanaka family also use Twitter. You can find out what Eri, Eiichi and Eita are doing by following them too. Their usernames are:
If you have a PC, you can make a Twitter account easily. Just go to Twitter.com!
You can change the language to Japanese so it’s easy to sign up and understand how to use it.
If you have a smartphone, you can use Twitter on your phone. Download the app, and make an account, or sign in using your existing account.
