Summary: "The Harvard data says very, very few people tweet and the Nielsen data says very, very few people listen consistently"
Twitter appeals to people who really, really care about news in real time. Like techies, bloggers and journalists. These people feed the hype cycle because it's what matters to them.
But like most of the "real" people I have tried to introduce to twitter, rss readers, popurls etc they just say "I don't have time for that. Does any of it really matter?".
And the answer is honestly... no. All important news eventually bubbles to the top. Knowing it first doesn't really convey an advantage in the vast majority of cases.
And the answer is honestly... no. All important news eventually bubbles to the top. Knowing it first doesn't really convey an advantage in the vast majority of cases.
Twitter is more than a news source, however. Many people these days are using it to connect with communities of related professionals, and numerous other uses that I can't be bothered to list out right now.
Yeah, I don't use Twitter for news. I unfollow people who tweet as if they're little breaking reporters. Who the hell cares about what other people consider news?
It's for people who care about relationships, not the hype cycle or news (altho those can be kinds of relationships).
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Summary: "The Harvard data says very, very few people tweet and the Nielsen data says very, very few people listen consistently"
Twitter appeals to people who really, really care about news in real time. Like techies, bloggers and journalists. These people feed the hype cycle because it's what matters to them.
But like most of the "real" people I have tried to introduce to twitter, rss readers, popurls etc they just say "I don't have time for that. Does any of it really matter?".
And the answer is honestly... no. All important news eventually bubbles to the top. Knowing it first doesn't really convey an advantage in the vast majority of cases.
And the answer is honestly... no. All important news eventually bubbles to the top. Knowing it first doesn't really convey an advantage in the vast majority of cases.
Twitter is more than a news source, however. Many people these days are using it to connect with communities of related professionals, and numerous other uses that I can't be bothered to list out right now.
Yeah, I don't use Twitter for news. I unfollow people who tweet as if they're little breaking reporters. Who the hell cares about what other people consider news?
It's for people who care about relationships, not the hype cycle or news (altho those can be kinds of relationships).