Ah, Twitter. I don’t know if it has jumped the shark, or become legit. Either way, when I witnessed its launch in March 2006, I never imagined that chatter on this texting platform would one day be – among other things - used as a source for Governor Schwarzenegger’s spokesperson when being interviewed for a CNN story:

The legislation has been divisive, with the governor’s office receiving more than 100,000 phone calls and e-mails, most of them in opposition, spokeswoman Andrea McCarthy said last month.

But she added that most of the Twitter posts the governor received were in favor of the bill.

Do you think Twitter feedback counts as a legitimate talking point? Would you use it in the way this spokesperson has?

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With all this mainstream media chatter about Twitter and the recent accusations that it has already jumped the shark, Jon Stewart provides some insight/makes me spit coffee onto my keyboard:

And for the record, Twitter isn’t new. It was created three years ago. Sorry! Just needed to get that off my chest.

Video Hat Tip: TechCrunch

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