Experience with Twitter
Since it was first created, Twitter has undergone a functional transformation as far as what info people can get from the site. At first the main function of the site was following celebrities or famous people and keeping up with them on a somewhat personal level through their tweets. Another function of Twitter was following other people you know in real life and keeping up with their lives via their tweets. Over time, the instant nature of Twitter led to it becoming a very effective and efficient way to get news from anywhere around the world. Current events are tweeted about within minutes of happening and the tweets are available for anyone to see which makes it easy for someone to keep up with the news of the events. Now all news outlets have accounts on Twitter and tweet out news as it happens in addition to the citizen journalists that tweet about events. Twitter has even been used as a rescue tool in some instances. During Hurricane Harvey in Houston, many people were stuc...