Away Quote by Evan Williams

Twitter is short-form, real-time, and text-based. It's built for instant alerts and rapid consumption. It is an ideal system for delivering sips of information…

— Om Malik

I think of Twitter as a messaging system that you didn't know you needed until you had it. Think about when cell phones first…

— Biz Stone

Twitter is really a hyper-distilled version of how the internet should work - short bursts of relatively useful information.

— Chris Hardwick

Twitter is so stupid. I mean, it sucks! It's not a good way to communicate and it's really difficult to use it for any…

— Phil Elvrum

'What is Twitter?' has always been a tough question to answer.

— Evan Williams

Twitter is a really interesting, useful tool. In lots of ways, it's an exciting place to be. But it's also a megaphone for the…

— Laura Kuenssberg

Twitter is about the democratization of access to a platform that allows anyone in the world - who has a mobile phone and access…

— Shailesh Rao

Twitter and Facebook are brilliant tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are…

— Bill Keller

The thing about Twitter is it goes directly to your phone like I sent you a text. It's so powerful, it's unbelievable.

— Dana White

Twitter is basically just you having a conversation with yourself hoping that someone else will join in.

— Anonymous

“Twitter is more than just a collection of fleeting observations about everyday life. Twitter can connect people to events, information and each other in…

— Ian Lamont

The thing I really like about Twitter is the speed with which information reaches me. You find out things from Twitter long before they're…

— Salman Rushdie