Non-News is News of the Day on Twitter

Has Twitter’s real-time newswire led to an over dissection of information, regardless of how irrelevant?

Has social media become little more than standing on a collective soapbox? New York Times blogger Jenna Wortham seems to think so, particularly when it comes to Twitter.

In Wortham’s experience, the number of followers one has on Twitter is less important than getting noticed by retweets and favorites, especially by well-known people. In the race to be recognized, being in the now takes precedence over being in the know, and Twitter is overrun with non-news items such as the arrest of Justin Bieber.

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