Social media expansion 'focuses on people, not technology'

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has announced that he will be encouraging users to help the service translate its website into four other languages.

Social media site Twitter has stated that it is aiming to expand its user base by concentrating on the people using the service over the technology being utilised.

Mr Stone, co-founder of the social networking service, wrote on the organisation's official blog that as part of this philosophy it will be inviting a small team of volunteer translators to gradually make the website available in other languages.

He commented that a new tool has been set up by Twitter so that people can start to make the translations into French, Spanish, Italian and German.

Currently the website is only available in English and Japanese.

Mr Stone wrote: "No matter how sophisticated technology gets, we're reminded daily that it's about people and that's something we've taken to heart regarding translating Twitter."

Last week, the organisation encouraged its users to take part in a charity fundraising activity through DonorsChoose.org, where people follow and support one another's events through Twitter.

12/10/2009