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Spectacularly useless may be an overstatement. Even if the twitter topics reflect the mass-media-consensus at the current time, they could still serve as an ind
by notphilatall 17y ago
Spectacularly useless may be an overstatement. Even if the twitter topics reflect the mass-media-consensus at the current time, they could still serve as an indicator of a topic being repressed in the media while spreading through new media.
- cmelbye 17y agoYeah, Twitter often picks up on stories a lot earlier than media grabs a hold of them also.
- Semiapies 17y agoI don't see this; barring rarities, I see people posting links to stories already in the news media. AFAICT, things just become popular on Twitter slightly before they're talk show fodder.