Kutcher’s millions show Twitter’s upside
By Nicole Kobie in Editorial
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Breaking news today: Ashton Kutcher (feel free to say ‘who?’) has pipped US news network CNN to be the first with a million followers on Twitter. Britney Spears has just under a million, but apparently couldn’t find another 40,000 followers to take on Mr Demi Moore.
This is fantastic news. Really.
Blogs and aggregation sites (think Google News) and other web-based content uh, redistributors, are being blamed for the downfall of newspapers. People can get their news anywhere and anytime for free, so why wait for the pile of dead tree to hit your doorstop?
But Twitter is being taken over by celebrities. They post their deepest thoughts, latest photos and even air their dirty laundry — all for us to read, for free, whenever we like.
Could Twitter be the web 2.0 force that destroys tabloid journalism and gossip mags? We can only hope.
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