Let's not forget that Twitter as a medium is distinct from those who choose to use it.
As a medium, it is naively mobile, cross-platform, lightweight, and encourages people to be terse (but frequent) in their responses. At its core, the way one follows others by subscribing to their updates has somewhat unique side-effects because there is only so much a user can do to segment syndication. It's fundamentally a bit strange, which I think is neat. Like all other human-created mediums, it'll either be useful, adapt, or die. Expect it to have a cultural influence in the meantime. Read more Marshall McLuhan if this isn't hitting home. Those who choose to use it can be annoying as hell. I don't normally watch US cable news, but I caught a few hours last week and hearing anchors stumble around with their new internet toy brought me back to '96 or so when similar stories on the web were similarly painful. -Nick
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