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Twitter! When it comes to the real time aspect I know nothing better than Twitter.

• throwanem 9y ago
  What makes it so good?
  • submeta 9y ago
    Whatever event happens right now (WhatsApp down? Elections in a country? A TV show running on TV [1]?) go to Twitter and search for it with relevant keywords and you'll find people writing about it. [1] at least in Germany
    • throwanem 9y ago
      In my experience that's a firehose with no meaningful real-time quality metric available. Perhaps there's something I'm missing.
    • elsurudo 9y ago
      I find it overwhelming. I don't know how to get over that.
    • rusk 9y ago
      I wholeheartedly agree. It's great as long as the keyword you're searching for is easily distinguishable. Whenever something happens and I want to find out ahead of the news-cycle it's my go to ...