CCT300-Assignment6

The influence of Twitter has spread far beyond just that over social networking. News media outlets like CNN rely on Twitter not only as a source of information, but also as a way for their information to reach audiences. Though the amount of new users per month has begun to decrease recently, more people continue to begin using Twitter as a means of staying in touch with friends, celebrities, news media and just about anything in general. To have all the information from the internet that you care about displayed on one page is just phenomenal, especially with almost everything/everyone having a Twitter account. And, sometimes trending topics on Twitter can alert you to something you weren't aware of before, or even just check out what all the fuss is about. Currently, as I write this response, one of the trending topics in Canada on twitter is 'GimmeATorchRogers', a marketing campaign by Rogers to pick a winner of a new BlackBerry Torch. By having a contest like this on Twitter, Rogers has generated all kinds of online buzz for their newest product, the BlackBerry Torch. In essence, Twitter is the new way to generate buzz online. Thousands of people have retweeted the named Rogers just to enter a contest; and besides the cost of the BlackBerry, it's basically unlimited free promotion.