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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
All that twitter did was get the news out 5 or 10 minutes quicker than Facebook or Reuters. It would all get out anyway.
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Twitter is an easier platform to use and follow, and has thus evolved into the primary platform for breaking news. This wasn't the main purpose... and back when I joined in 2007 it was used more for what people stereotypically think Twitter is used for.
I am brushing my teeth.
I am going to work.
I am eating a bagel.
Twitter has not been that since 2008 because in 2009... hashtags. Social engagement. Twitter killed RSS and this can't be understated.