ConflictVoice

Skeptics of twitter will spend boundless energy on discouraging its use and dismissing its value. Their argument based on the belief that the tool is used primarily as a means to promote one’s self and the mundane aspects of one’s day. However, the value of twitter as a platform truly transcends that of Facebook style status updates. Twitter offers an outlet for all people to become citizen journalists and break up-to-the-minute news. It allows us to connect with politicians and celebrities with whom we would otherwise have had no level of conversation with.