Many people have heard about Twitter and how it is so popular at the moment. However, you may not actually know what is so good about it. For those who have not been initiated to the Twitter movement, this article explains five reasons why you should check it out.

Twitter is simple

All you need to do to sign up to Twitter is to fill in your name and email address on the website and create a password - it is so simple.

Once you have signed up, you can 'tweet' public updates to your friends, which are limited to 140 characters - so messages are kept simple and to-the-point.

It is great when you're out and about

You can also use Twitter on your mobile phone. You can tweet updates or even upload photos to Twitter from you phone. This means that if you see something interesting when you are out and about, you can then share your experience with all of your followers in seconds.

Twitter is a speedy information network

When a message needs to be spread to a lot of people very quickly, Twitter can be a very useful tool. You have the ability to 'retweet' a message which means that you post it on your own Twitter account so that other people can see it. This means that information can spread amongst the Twitter network very fast.

Twitter is smart

Tweets can be associated to themes or ideas thanks to hashtags. When you place a '#' in front of a word or phrase in your tweet, it is connected to that idea. Users can then search particular themes and see what people are saying about them.

Twitter is entertaining

Obviously the most important thing is that Twitter is entertaining enough to use - and it certainly fulfils this need. You can choose to follow interesting people or celebrities so that you can see tweets which are bound to put a smile on your face.

As you can see, Twitter is easy to use, great for when you're on the move and really clever at dealing with information.