Thursday, November 3, 2011

Twitter launches new website

Twitter launches new website 'Twitter Stories': New Site Highlights Action-Inspiring Tweets Twitter has launched an innovative new web site called "Twitter Stories" showing the stories of the tweets that have powerfully affected someone or something. Although Twitter has become know to play an integral role in the world-changing events such as lifting of Egypt this year and the earthquake in Japan, the place usually focuses more on the personal stories of individuals, both famous and no. The new site is designed to illustrate these stories. "Read on a single Tweet that helped save a bookstore out of business, an athlete who had a hundred of his followers to a crab, and Japanese fishermen who use Twitter to sell their catch before returning to the shore , "Twitter wrote as an introduction to blogging. "Each story reminds us of the humanity behind the tweets that make the world smaller." Watch the video Twitter's overall mood Tracker Online tributes to Steve Jobs View video Giuliana Rancic, LeAnn Rimes bout Watch the video Some examples of stories from the inaugural site: "From orbit:! Launch was awesome I feel great, working hard and enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun" - Tweeted on May 12, 2009 by astronaut Mike Massimino, making history with the first Tweet outer space. "Sh * t, they need a kidney" - Tweeted by Chris Strouth of Minneapolis. A few days later, 19 people had volunteered to be tested as a party and was one of them. Strouth received his kidney. "@ Lancearmstrong I will donate $ 10,000 to the LAF can be mounted above the path of Waipio on a road bike without stopping. Does anyone else want to donate?" - Tweeted by Mark Slavonia in Hawaii, referring to Waipio Road, one of the steepest roads in the world. A year later, Armstrong took up the challenge and the hill on a bicycle. Users can share their stories twitterstories @ Twitter mentioning or using the hashtag # twitterstories and the site asks for a video or a photo to illustrate the story. Each month, Twitter is a selection of stories chosen for display on the site Twitter launches new website