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Monday, Sep. 14, 2009

Do you Twitter?

By Kirsten Valle - kvalle@charlotteobserver.com
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Love it, hate it – or just plain don't understand it – Twitter.com is becoming an increasingly important tool to get to know your community.

Twitter, a social networking site that allows users to post and read each other's updates on where they are and what they're doing, has been one of the fastest-growing Web sites since it was launched in 2006. Twitter users write updates of 140 characters or less, display them on their Twitter page and deliver them to users who have subscribed to them.

There are more than 3,200 Twitter users in Charlotte, according to Twitterholic.com, a Web site that tracks Twitter traffic. Here's a list of the most popular users in the area and the best sites to visit for everything Charlotte.

Top Charlotte Twitter users, according to Twitterholic.com

Chris Harrington @chrisharrington, a social media strategist and ad agency professional who helps companies, event planners and others use social media.

Jason Keath @jakrose, founder of Social Media Club Charlotte and Owner of SocialFresh.com.

@TheBilly, a gamer who blogs about gaming, technology and more.

Marc DeCaria @marcdecaria, CEO of San Marco Coffee, a Charlotte company that offers fresh roasted coffee to order online.

Brent Friar @bnrbranding, a Web developer and owner of BNR Branding Solutions.

Charlotte information on Twitter

Events: twitter.com/CLTdining.

Weather: twitter.com/Charlot_Weather.

Local News: twitter.com/theobserver or twitter.com/Charlotte_News.

National News: twitter.com/BreakingNews.

Jobs: twitter.com/CHARLOTTE_JOBS or twitter.com/charlottejob.

Staff writer Andrew Dunn contributed.
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