Apart from what is mentioned in the article, Twitter also works as a feed reader for content consumers and a publishing platform for producers and it has been w

Apart from what is mentioned in the article, Twitter also works as a feed reader for content consumers and a publishing platform for producers and it has been working very well on both the sides. Blogs now report they get as much traffic from twitter as much as they get from Google. And the network effect is making the whole system more valuable to both consumers and producers. Twitter might or might not stay, but the micro blogging model of directing traffic is here to stay. Any thoughts?