> The significance of Twitter users' opinions is blown way out of proportion because the medium itself is easily accessible and attractive to journalists. This

> The significance of Twitter users' opinions is blown way out of proportion because the medium itself is easily accessible and attractive to journalists. This has given rise to what I saw coined as Twitter professors a couple of days ago (I read it somewhere on HN), their fame made it easier to get funding was the claim. This is a bit problematic because that should be based on the merit of the research. The same issues could arise for other experts or famous people, where as you say their opinions are disproportionately echoed due to their presence and activity on Twitter.