What is Twitter, a social network or a news media?

Twitter, a microblogging service less than three years old, commands more than 41 million users as of July 2009 and is growing fast. Twitter users tweet about any topic within the 140-character limit and follow others to receive their tweets. The goal of this paper is to study the topological characteristics of Twitter and its power as a new medium of information sharing.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Haewoon Kwak, Changhyun Lee, Hosung Park, Sue B. Moon
• Keywords: 140-character Limit, Internet Technology, Microblogging Service, Twitter Users, WWW 2010