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Whether you tweet 100 times a day or never, you still have access to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111204155704/http://twitter.com/#!/who_to_follow/interests">voices and information</a> surrounding what interests you. You can contribute, or just listen in and retrieve up to the second information. Some people never tweet, they simply use Twitter as a way to get the latest information on their interests.</p> <h3>Twitter for Businesses </h3> <img alt="" class="about-img" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20111204155704im_/http://a3.twimg.com/a/1322778272/images/about-business.png"/> <p>Twitter connects businesses to customers in real-time. Businesses use Twitter to quickly share information with people interested in their products and services, gather real-time market intelligence and feedback, and build relationships with customers, partners and influential people. 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