Twitter has many purposes, not least to provide a fast forum for the spread of news and reactions to it, so that it has become a truly interactive channel in which news is owned not just by those making the announcement but absorbed and processed by those to whom it is made. News consumers are, in this model, no longer merely passive receivers of information, but reactive receivers who in turn help to distribute it, …
SOURCE: The Stage at 02:00AM on June 19, 2012