Busniess and Industru Skiredcoross

1. Synonym- Flexibility

Explanation- Versatility the word that was used describes something that can be used in many ways, easily. They express that Twitter is a high-tech newswire in many ways. Flexibility correctly expresses this idea, because if something is flexible it is also easy to be manipulated or use in different ways. It is versatile.

2. Synonym- Notorious

Explanation- Iconic the word that was used describes something that can recognized by many. It is famous in a way. The sentence says that when the site is out, a “fail whale” appears; and this is known by users to show the site is out. It is iconic/famous in a way. If something is notorious is well-known, just like if something is iconic.

3. Synonym- Circulation

Explanation- In the sentence the word dissemination is used to show that information is spread around twitter on a worldly scale. Circulation could also be used because it is another way of saying something is being sent around. Twitter is a powerful tool for the circulation of information as well as the dissemination of information.

4. Synonym- Tool

Explanation- In the sentence they said that Twitter became an effective fund-raising platform. The word platform in the sentence is used to describe twitter as a good place to fund-raise, probably because of its following. Twitter’s following makes it an effective marking tool. So it would also be correct to replace platform with tool in, “Additionally, it became an effective fund-raising tool, when the Red Cross launched a mobile giving campaign that surpassed all expectations.

5. Synonym- Campaign

Explanation- In the sentence they are calling the effort of the Red Cross a “drive”. The word drive is used to express the efforts of the Red Cross, it can also be replaced with the word campaign because they both express the effort of fund-raising.