Twitter is a global chatroom for "journalists" and others interested in any kind of global/regional/local event. It is focused on moments, topics and the "disc

Twitter is a global chatroom for "journalists" and others interested in any kind of global/regional/local event. It is focused on moments, topics and the "discussions" around them. The UI limits discussions, by design or accidental design. But it works, just hammers everything down. You want to witness news as they are being digested by the media and turned into "real news"? Use Twitter. There are only so many news junkies, but for those, nothing beats Twitter. It is the breaking news ticker bar on the bottom of the TV, amplified - plus the ability to yell at it. I love it, and I hate it.