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- juhls0
Thanks, Spooky.
Twitter provides links, resources, as well as one-liners, and news. QBN does this as well, but it's not as straight-forward. You could argue that QBN is based around one thing: design. But then you could say that Twitter provides information and links about design too, since you can choose exactly what you want to see.
The difference to me is that, with Twitter, I can see the most recent update right at the top of the page, whereas you actually have to read through pages and pages of SBT in order to catch up on inside jokes (which is a completely different thing in Twitter; I would even say that it barely exists; and if it does, it's easier to ignore). At the same time, it's easier to see context in SBT (since there are more posts per page). One of the amazing things about Twitter is that people in war-torn countries and other news sources are able to post single sentences about their situations in specific countries. It's an aspect of citizen journalism.
I know that at least 60% of Twitter users use the site once and then leave, so who knows how long it will exist. But I think, if you're - dare I say - "smart" enough to know how to use it, it can be very, very useful.