Though short and sweet, 140-character Twitter posts, or tweets, have become standard parts of world communication, from the Oval Office on down. Inside, read how this amazing company began and how it grew rapidly while creating an all-new way for people, including celebrities, athletes, politicians, and more, to speak to the world.

Includes index.

Introduction: what's in a Tweet? -- Hatching Twitter -- Global dominance -- The evolving world of Twitter -- The consciousness of the world.