Twitter is the 2009 Word of the Year

Yesterday, Discovery News announced that the word “Twitter” is the 2009 “Word of the Year.” According to Microsoft, “Twitter” was one of the most highly searched terms in the company’s new Bing search engine.

Twitter’s Success

It’s hard to believe that only 3 years after its creation in 2006, the social networking and microblogging tool has been adopted by more than 6 million users.The company experienced an overall growth in unique visitors of 1382% within a year (Feb 08-Feb 09), and although that doesn’t necessarily mean all of those visitors become users, it does prove that Twitter is becoming a household name. Corporations, celebrities, small businesses and entrepreneurs can all be found on Twitter nowadays.

Social Media Club

If you want to learn more about using Twitter and social technology for your company, check out the Social Media Club that meets monthly here at Central Desktop. Social Media Club has more than 60 chapters around the world, and their mission is to expand media literacy and share lessons with other social media practitioners. Sally Falkow, a content strategist from Expansion Plus Inc, shares her expertise in Internet Marketing and social media.

Here are some pictures from last month’s meeting:

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About the Author

Grace Kang Grace heads up search and social media here at Central Desktop. She moderates our social accounts to make sure our community is always up to date with the latest Central Desktop news, contests, and more. In her spare time, Grace can be found with her head buried in a book or experimenting with the latest online marketing tools.