What is twitter?

Twitter is a free app that lets you connect with people, express yourself, and discover more about all the things you love. Quickly see recent Tweets and top trends. Share your location, a song, or your thoughts with a flick on the wrist. It's Twitter, but littler.

See what your favorite celebs and athletes are chatting about. Be the first to hear breaking news. Catch a glimpse behind the scenes at concerts, sporting events, and more.

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• Get breaking news. Stay informed with the local and global news that matters to you most, as it happens.

• Go behind the scenes at exclusive events like the Oscars, the Emmys, the MTV VMA's and the World Cup.

• Express yourself with text, photos, emoji, emoticons, video, GIFs and Vines.

• Use hashtags (like #NFL) to find more Tweets about topics you love.

• Get closer to people who interest you, including celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Harry Styles and Rihanna.

• Share Tweets with apps like Facebook, Whatsapp, Kik, LINE, email and SMS.

• Tweet links from sites like YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Spotify and Pandora.

• Send a private message without limits: now you're no longer limited to 140 characters when writing a Direct Message.

• Now it's even easier to share a Tweet privately in a Direct Message. Simply press and hold the Tweet you want to share, then pick the people you want to send it to.