Twitter is really good at generating sports stories. And it’s really good for populist hysteria. But matters? No. Twitter is too fire and forget to matter, the very nature of the beast is that it is suppose to stream by like a stock ticker, 5 minutes ago is ancient history. Things that happen on Twitter that matter quickly move over to a slower moving part of the world, because things that matter take time.
As for me, I find that Free Republic is a one-stop source for new and informed opinion. Consequently, I've never developed an interest in any form of so-called social media. FR is a community of Conservatives. That's not the case elsewhere. I've made some quick visits to Twitter and Facebook but neither stay open in my browser continually as does Free Republic.