The surge in the number of visitors is due to the phenomenal attention that Twitter has been getting in the recent days. We don't have an idea about the real nu

The surge in the number of visitors is due to the phenomenal attention that Twitter has been getting in the recent days. We don't have an idea about the real number of active users. Twitter really was the major force that helped microblogging take off - but I doubt if twitter could ever establish a profitable business model.