Twitter,Now in German
Dec 16th, 2009 Posted in News, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | No Comments »Twitter has moved a step ahead that sees the the site now available in six languages; English, Japanese, Spanish, French, Italian and now Germany.
Spanish, French, and Italian language versions of Twitter have all made their debut in recent weeks,and now it has unveiled support for yet another language: German.
The announcement was made in German in Twitter Blog and here’s the full announcement as shared on Twitter’s blog:
German is one of the most widespread languages of the EU and is the last language we introduced in 2009 on Twitter.com.
With the indispensable help of our many fantastic translators and translators, we have five new languages in less than two months introduced – a huge achievement for our international group. The faster we can make available to Twitter for people all over the world, influencing the faster the different cultures of the world, the global conversation on Twitter.
Here are a few German-speaking users who are already actively engaging on Twitter and might interest you:
@ SPIEGEL_Eil-German magazine
@ Paulvandyk Grammy-nominated DJ of Berlin
@ Silenttiffy-German writer
@ Dieternuhr-comedian and presenter
@ Calmund – longtime Bundesliga Manager
To set your language preferences, visit your preferences page and select German in the drop-down menu “Language”. The whole web interface is now translated! As a next step, visit and follow the official “Twitter in German” profile @ Twitter_De. Thus, our German users can stay informed about news at Twitter up to date. Last,tell your friends now and go ahead and start twittering!
