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Depends on who you ask and your interests. Nearly every journalist/news junkie/policy wonk/social activist I know where I live loves Twitter, largely because y
by colmvp 10y ago
Depends on who you ask and your interests.
Nearly every journalist/news junkie/policy wonk/social activist I know where I live loves Twitter, largely because you can follow other interesting journalists/writers/professionals and converse with them on Twitter. I've had conversations with pretty notable people on Twitter which would never happen on Reddit (save for IAMA) or Facebook. I'm glad that there's a platform for anonymous users (Reddit) and identified users (Facebook/Twitter).
Whenever people trash Twitter, I'm always baffled, because the experience is what you make of it. I can follow interesting people like Snowden, Musk, Gladwell, William Gibson, Degrasse Tyson, Zach Lowe etc. and have endless list of links to browse or interesting thoughts to ponder on... the experience can be far more edifying that either Facebook or Reddit.
- SyneRyder 10y agoGreat point about the journalists - being on Twitter is how I've ended up being found by journalists and appearing in some TV interviews on BBC & Al Jazeera. That isn't why I'm on Twitter, but it's been a fun side benefit. I also know some people who say they get most of their clients for their freelance business directly from their Twitter feed now. They tweet they have availability & get enquiries instantly.