What's Twitter good for? Sharing news and commentary

But ambient intimacy isn't the only thing Twitter turns out to be good for. As the service has gained users, people are using it more and more to talk about what they're reading, watching, listening to and thinking about—often with links to the good stuff. Twitter has thus become a key player in the attention economy, distributing ideas and comments about what people care about and what they have expertise in.

What's Twitter good for? Sharing news and commentary

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