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The Rise of Twitter as a Platform for Serious Discourse
Social Media News Source: http://www.readwriteweb.com
Published: Feb 01, 2008 - 06:45 am
Story Found By: DoshDosh 1472 Days ago
Category: Social Media
Twitter is fast becoming a serious platform for discourse and discussion. More than a status app, it is being used as a first alert mechanism for the dissemination of news and for immediate discussion surrounding that news. It is the coverage of news events and the continued emergence of citizen journalism that will push Twitter toward the mainstream this year.
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from AdamAudette 1472 Days ago #
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... and as a tool for social media promo Twitter rules too.twitter.com/audette[edit - added twitter profile shamelessly]

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from SuperMomInNY 1472 Days ago #
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Twitter = Spontaneity!

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from martinbowling 1472 Days ago #
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Twitter is fast becoming one of my favorite addictions :) Twitter is great for staying up to date on information and for promoting your own stories.  I see a bright future for twitter :)

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from despil 1472 Days ago #
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Like it, it’s funny. Met some nice people, found some nice sites and useful stuff.Like a big agora, everyone shouting in a chaotic pandemonium, but it makes sense after a while.

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from planetc1 1472 Days ago #
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If twitter continues to crash as it’s been doing the past few days, many may break their new found habit and jump ship. When it’s working I love it, let’s hope they continue to scale for increased usage.

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from DoshDosh 1472 Days ago #
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Michael,Heh. I actually don’t think anyone will jump ship... they’re just go do something else in the meantime while Twitter is down. I know I did. People are hooked on it. Users will stay because their friends will stay.It’s very difficult to replicate the kind of interaction and community you have with Twitter... probably the reason why even microblogging competitors like Pownce lose out, even though they have much better features.

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from g1smd 1471 Days ago #
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I have been unable to "follow" anyone at all. Every attempt gets an "there has been a technical error" error message.

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