I suppose twitter's involvement in real-time news isn't really news at this point? But I find the roles that these services are playing in affecting the way inf

I suppose twitter's involvement in real-time news isn't really news at this point? But I find the roles that these services are playing in affecting the way information moves pretty interesting, and completely relevant to HN. I'm also in the "Let major news events get voted up, if that's what happens" camp. If there's one thing that I find most useful about HN it's that articles here are constantly making me think about how our world is changing, and what new tools and solutions might enable compelling needs that arise from those changes. Major news events are relevant, and I'm more interested in what HN'ers have to say about them than most other communities I'm a part of.