Welcome to the most popular micro blogging platform! The short, 280-character-long messages broadcasted out in real time are called "Tweets."
Twitter Statistics (via Statista)
While there are various social media available out there (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp, Reddit, etc.), this librarian is recommending Twitter for several reasons over many others.
1.) A larger percentage of users follow Twitter for breaking news. (60% over 31% respectively). This statistic is not lost on media or business marketers.
2.) It is the media of choice of celebrities, media figures, socialites, and other "blue check marks."
3.) Facebook is primarily driven by personal connections to friends and family. Instagram is more a source of pictures than any other form of information. Twitter on the other hand, is a real-time broadcasting tool with broader public reach.
Registering for a Twitter account is required to view Tweet threads, send out Tweets, or interact with the application fully. An e-mail address, phone number, and a date of birth are required. It is free.
*Correction: the Fullerton College Library's Twitter handle is @FC_Library.
In order to activate the Advanced Search features on Twitter, click on the three dots on the right of the search box. You can also first pre-filter with the options on the right side bar as well.
Once you click on Advanced Search, you have several opportunities to filter your search according to specific criteria:
MLA
@twitter account. "Tweet text." Twitter, DD, Month, YYYY, time stamp., twitter.com/accountname/
@persiankiwi. “We have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now
-#Iranelection.”Twitter, 23 June 2009, 11:15 a.m., twitter.com/persiankiwi/
APA
Name [twitter account]. (YYYY, MONTH DD). Tweet text. [Tweet]. Retrieved from URL
Trump, D. J. [realDonaldTrump]. (2017, February 24). Find the leakers within the FBI itself.
Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on U.S. FIND NOW! [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status /835106143462703104