Arranged Delirium

Just in case you were wondering we now have more data on the pointlessness of Twitter. Don’t get me wrong - the technology has been used effectively for some very important issues. But don’t kid yourself about how this content is actually more regularly used and consumed. Here’s a recent study by Pear Analytics. Read the entire White Paper (its quite short) for some interesting detail including a comparison on Facebook usage.

And if you are interested in the topic of how this kind of superficial communication limits our understandings of the world, take a (not so quick) look at Is Twitter Making You Stupid?