Twitter=quitter? An analysis of Twitter quit smoking social networks

Widely popular, Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service, offers potential for health promotion. This study examined the activity of Twitter quit smoking social network accounts.A cross-sectional analysis identified 153 activated Twitter quit smoking accounts dating back to 2007 and examined recent account activity for the month of August 2010.The accounts had a median of 155 followers and 82 total tweets per account; 49% of...