I use it to follow artists, local media personalities, local journos, etc. to get live information from them. This is particularly relevant for hyper-local med

I use it to follow artists, local media personalities, local journos, etc. to get live information from them. This is particularly relevant for hyper-local media which basically has zero media footprint outside of dead-tree newspapers and talk radio. Basically: follow your city councilor on Twitter. Start from there.