Today's society has become a technology-savvy world. Many people in society depend on social media. There are many different types of social media such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Instagram but recently Twitter has been the most productive social media site. With Twitter you can express yourself, share opinions with others and follow any user's Twitter account. Twitter was invented in 2006 and now has over 500 million registered Twitter users worldwide. Today, Twitter is the most popular social media site that allows you to stay updated. By involving young people in politics, communications and campaigns, politicians are using Twitter to their advantage. Politicians can benefit from the use of Twitter if used effectively. Typically, youth and young adults use Twitter to communicate with other Twitter users or follow the latest trend. Politicians should use Twitter more effectively to engage young Twitter users. According to the article Joining the Conversation: Twitter as a Tool for Student Political Engagement, it is stated that in “1971, when the voting age was lowered by the 26th Amendment” many young Americans did not seem to be too engaged in politics. Subsequent research found that “younger Americans…exhibit more characteristics of civic apathy and are less knowledgeable about political issues than older citizens.” In 2008, young Americans voted at a higher rate than in previous elections. The researchers also found that educated youth from “middle- to upper-income families were more civically engaged than those from low-income families who had little or no postsecondary education.” To engage and engage young people in politics, politics needs to be presented in an interesting way. Tea... middle of paper... influenced politics a lot. It's your turn to get involved! Works Cited Adamsa, Amelia and Tina McCorkindaleb. “Dialogue and Transparency: A Content Analysis of How the 2012 Presidential Candidates Used Twitter.” Public Relations Review 39.4 (2013): 357-359. Print.Elmer, Greg. “Live Research: Twitter an Election Debate.” New Media and Society 15.1 (2013): 18-30. Print.Journell, Wayne and Cheryl A. Ayers. “Participating in the Conversation: Twitter as a Tool for Student Political Engagement.” The Educational Forum 77.4 (2013): 466-480. Print.McGoveran, Catherine. "http://ojs.library.dal.ca/djim/article/view/370/0." Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management 8.2 (2012): 1-14. Print.Park, Chang Sup. "Does Twitter Motivate Engagement in Politics? Tweets, Opinion Leadership, and Political Engagement." Computers in Human Behavior 29.4 (2013): 1641-1648. Press.