Chavez Invites Fidel Castro to Join Twitter
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said that he would like to invite Bolivian President Evo Morales and Cuban political leader Fidel Castro to join him on Twitter. Now wouldn’t that be nice, presidents twittering each other about such things as political tactics and world domination.
Chavez joined Twitter on Tuesday, taking the username @chavezcandaga. His arrival on Twitter was a surprise, partly because only 30% of his country has Internet access (though that figure is far higher than it was before he took office) and partly because he called Twitter a potential “tool of terror” just two months ago.
Chavez — who describes himself as a Bolivarian soldier, a socialist and an anti-Imperialist — said he would use the site to spread Bolivarian revolution. Castro and Morales are two of his strongest allies in anti-American sentiment.
Chavez has acquired more than 100,000 followers since signing up. “This has been an explosion,” he said. Of Twitter in general, he said, “The potential this has … it’s not capitalist, it’s not socialist, it depends on how it is used.”
So sit tight and you might soon see the South and Central American political leaders retweeting one another. Maybe they will even start a MySpace page or Facebook account!
Since its creation in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Twitter has gained extensive notability and popularity worldwide. It is described as the “SMS of the Internet,” in that the site provides the functionality via its API
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