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Tweeting allows users to access information quickly.  A twitter feed, which  Vanessa Doctor <ref>Basic Twitter Terms You Must Know </ref> defines as "a list of updates or tweets that are constantly being updated . . . and are usually arranged in chronological order"  has become a source for information about friends, the weather, entertainment, and news.  By following sites such as USA today, Huffington Post, and The New York Times, a twitter user can stay updated on what is happening in the world.   
Tweeting allows users to access information quickly.  A twitter feed, which  Vanessa Doctor <ref>Basic Twitter Terms You Must Know </ref> defines as "a list of updates or tweets that are constantly being updated . . . and are usually arranged in chronological order"  has become a source for information about friends, the weather, entertainment, and news.  By following sites such as USA today, Huffington Post, and The New York Times, a twitter user can stay updated on what is happening in the world.   


Not only has twitter become an aggregator of news and information, it has also become a way for users to share and report their own news.  Twitter allows users to participate<ref>The Twitter effect</ref>in breaking news stories.  Both journalists and non-journalists are using twitter to report significant current events. As [http://gigaom.com/2012/09/14/david-carr-on-newspapers-twitter-and-citizen-journalism/ Matthew Ingrma]points out in his article we are all members of the media through the use of twitter.
Not only has twitter become an aggregator of news and information, it has also become a way for users to share and report their own news.  Twitter allows users to participate<ref>The Twitter effect</ref>in breaking news stories.  Both journalists and non-journalists are using twitter to report significant current events. As Matthew Ingram<ref>David Carr</ref>points out in his article we are all members of the media through the use of twitter.


==Twitter for Jobseekers==
==Twitter for Jobseekers==
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