Twitter's new election center is a great feature. It provides a simple cross section of people's current thoughts on the political hot topics of the day, and even alerted me to a piece by my favorite movie critic that I somehow hadn't found first (Ebert, obviously).
Being able to sample public opinion so immediately and broadly should certainly come in handy for someone. No, Twitter users don't represent the entire country, but now I can quickly see which recent news stories are gaining traction and becoming water cooler fodder. This is a totally unsourced statement, but I suspect people plugged in to Twitter or social bookmarking sites like Digg are often the tastemakers and agenda setters amongst their friends. I've no doubt that they're the first to break stories to peers by IMing them with a link or posting it on their Facebook wall.
There are a few useful applications accessible through Twitter, like Timer (I can tweet something and have it texted to my phone as a reminder later) and Remember The Milk, but I'd be happy to find more.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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