socialmedian: ¡Fue muy rápido! Twitter está ahora en español

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¡Fue muy rápido! Twitter está ahora en español

Source: VentureBeat

Nov 04, 2009

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That was fast. About a month after Twitter launched a crowdsourced translations program to tap its burgeoning user base for help, the site’s now available in Spanish, according to co-founder Biz Stone.

The microblogging network has some prominent Twitter users including the Spanish government, basketball player Manu Ginobili and singer Juan Fonseca, but their followings pale in comparison to the larger English accounts, which have amassed a few million followers.

Twitter could prove to be an even more influential service in Latin America because Internet penetration is lower, meaning SMS is a more critical communications link. Twitter has been trying to make more in-roads into developing countries — it secured a deal with India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel last month, extending standard texting rates for tweets.