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Originally Posted by louielouie2000
I've never taken the Twitter plunge, but am I correct in assuming that the format is rapidly on the decline? It seems it's almost solely used by celebrities & politicians as a way to disseminate information & connect with their bases & the media very quickly.
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I don't agree with you that it's on the decline and it depends on who you follow as to what type of information you get. For the tech and news industry, I believe Twitter is an indispensible source of information and crowd-sourcing. It alerts me to things that television news becomes aware of two beats (or days) later.
For instance, the night of the Wendy Davis filibuster, I never would have known what was happening if I hadn't been on Twitter. As we watched the clock count down to midnight together, I got chills. I've never experienced a legislative vote like that and I shared it with so many people because of Twitter.
Michele