Today's society has become a technology-enabled world. Many people in society depend on social media. There are many types of social media like Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, but recently Twitter has become the most productive social media site. With Twitter, you can express yourself, share opinions with others, and follow any Twitter account user. Twitter was invented in 2006 and now has over 500 million registered users worldwide. Today, Twitter is the most popular social networking site that helps you stay informed. Through youth engagement in politics, communication and campaigning, politicians are using Twitter to their advantage. Politicians can benefit from using Twitter if it is used effectively. Typically, youth and young adults use Twitter to communicate with other Twitter users or follow the latest trends. Politicians should use Twitter more effectively to engage younger Twitter users. According to the article Joining the Conversation: Twitter as a Tool for Student Political Engagement, it states that in "1971, when the voting age was lowered by the 26th Amendment", many young Americans did not seem too engaged in politics. Subsequent research found that “younger Americans…display more characteristics of civic apathy and are less informed 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- and high-income households were more civically engaged than those from low-income households who had little or no postsecondary education." To involve young people in politics, it must be presented in an interesting way. Tea... middle of paper ... had a huge impact on politics. 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 Search: Twitter on an Election Debate.” New Media and Society 15.1 (2013): 18-30. Print.Journell, Wayne and Cheryl A. Ayers. “Joining 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 involvement in politics? Tweeting, opinion leadership and political engagement." Computers in Human Behavior 29.4 (2013): 1641-1648. Print.