Social Media Monday: Is Twitter worthless?

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Biz Stone, co-founder and creative director of Twitter. — David Brooks

By Rob Hopwood

October 24, 2010

Not everyone likes the microblogging website Twitter, and that’s OK.

On Oct. 13, three colleagues and I interviewed Twitter co-founder Biz Stone (@biz) at the W Hotel in downtown San Diego. Stone, 36, the San Francisco company’s creative officer, shared plans for making money, addressing privacy issues and cutting through information overload.

After posting the first version of our story about the interview online, a reader wrote, “most worthless website ever conceived.” Other people posted similar opinions.

But a website that helped inform the world about the Iranian government’s crackdown on dissidents shouldn’t be seen as worthless. It’s simply another communication tool. Its value is determined by how it is used.

Social Media Monday: Is Twitter worthless?

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