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The secret of Twitter is useful news in a condensed format. Further, you can find out what's new with colleagues and artists that inspire you without any social
by radley 12y ago
The secret of Twitter is useful news in a condensed format. Further, you can find out what's new with colleagues and artists that inspire you without any social obligation. Finally, unscripted major events break first on Twitter without the filters of major media.
- jalfresi 12y ago"The secret of twitter is rampant gossip" Fixed that for you. To me, rampant gossip, innuendo and Unverified "news" appears to be the draw. Couple that with the opportunity to participate in what is largely an unpoliced environment where this kind of activity is rewarded with "followers" provides people with an out of the box ego fix culminates in a system that exploits those a feedback loops.
- waterlesscloud 12y ago"The secret of twitter is rampant gossip" OK, that's fine to say. As long as you realize that rampant gossip has been a major driver of human society for centuries, and a favorite pastime of the vast, vast majority of the human race.