http://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-care-about-twitter-2013-9
This article entitled, "Why You Should Care About Twitter," and it explains why Twitter is so important to society, and how it is one day probably going to become more popular than Facebook.
The greatest upside to Twitter is that the information uploaded to the site is in real time. There have been multiple instances where citizens of Twitter upload news stories before actual news stations reach the scene. For the Boston bombings, the shooting outside of MIT, and the assassination of Saddam Hussein, Twitter users tweeted about the incidents almost instantly after they occurred.
Twitter currently only has about 250 million monthly users, however the CEO originally anticipated double that number by the year 2014, and that is incomparable to the vast 1 billion users of Facebook. Many people think that although many users post unimportant and useless information, the actual capabilities of Twitter are great, and beneficial to society.
I originally had no idea how to use Twitter and still think the concept is interesting, however I do see the benefits that Twitter can offer everyday citizens who want to stay connected with the real-time events occurring in the world.
While I think twitter has its advantages, I think that overall, social media is harmful
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Hey this was a good post. I have been thinking about writing something about twitter and I may relink this to my blog and than post something about twitter to go along with it! Great job.
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