Mother Jones
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Twitter launched July 15, 2006. Since soon after its inception, the media has been heralding Twitter’s significance. Here is a not-at-all exhaustive list of things the media has credited Twitter with changing forever.
The world of Australian political journalism.
“Journalism for an entire generation.”
The way politicians communicate with voters.
The way people communicate with people.
The way people communicate with God.
The way we pitch ideas in the corporate world.
The way Ed Burns makes movies.
The way Snoop Dogg makes music.
The way people in Los Angeles eat.
The way people in India talk to celebrities.
The way celebrities talk to people.
The way Kanye West apologizes.
The way celebrities endorse things.
The world of professional poker.
The relationship between athletes and sports fans.
The way old people interact with children.
The way hotels interact with customers.
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