Stats on Twitter

I knew Twitter was big, but these numbers are ridiculously high. Back when Twitter was featured on TechCrunch, I recall disregarding it as yet another wannabe “killer-app”. I guess I stand corrected.

Twitter: What is it good for?: Scientific American Blog

Some 11 percent of U.S. adults who use the Internet also send status updates on Twitter, a three-year-old “communications protocol” that allows users to blast small bursts of info to their followers and friends, according to new data by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Status updating is most common among young adults: 20 percent of 25-to-34-year-olds use Twitter, as do slightly fewer 18-to-24-year-olds. The results are based on a telephone survey of 2,253 adults.