Dell to Use Twitter for Global Mobility Event

Dell will answer questions from reporters and customers in real-time online during a global news conference Tuesday unveiling the company’s new generation of mobility products.

Users of Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service, will be able to ask questions about Dell’s new products and the company will “tweet” the answers. Tweets are text-based posts up to 140 characters in length.

Dell is among the first major companies to offer reporters and customers the opportunity to ask questions on Twitter during a live news conference. The company will provide live updates online from the event in San Francisco, and from media events in London and New Delhi, India.