The Mob, Vegas, and Tea

So, I'm a bit late to the party. But better late than never, I suppose.

In this case, I'm talking about Twitter. A platform that I was reluctant to adopt early on.

And yet, after I was called "old school" by someone even older than me, I thought about this 140-character medium and wondered...maybe as a society we've reached a point where we really do want to know each other's random thoughts all the time?

Random thoughts aside, I can't deny that Twitter has proved powerful in breaking news situations, such as the Hudson River plane crash, where news of this event was first reported by a citizen journalist, who updated his Twitter status.

Around the globe, Twitter is also popular amongst Moldovan protesters. One might even say Twitter is feeding revolution.

The platform is also being employed by newsrooms like the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and NPR, among others, to spread news updates. And on the go, that's a great way to stay up to date with your hometown's latest news.

Even though Mother Jones reports that Twitter has jumped the shark and tweeting is like so five minutes ago...

...well, you can catch me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/lorikozlowski

(Photo: This is a magnet on my refrigerator.)