Are the multiple news stories on Twitter bogus?

[itsrobert]

It seems every time I turn on a cable news station and now it's on broadcast news too that they are covering a story on Twitter. Is this just a big marketing gimmick and these stations are getting kickbacks for carrying these stories? Later on the host gives out their Twitter user id.

[Moochy]

1. It's a Very Effective PR blitz

Now here's your kickback! $$$$$$

[Occam Bandage]

2. No, it's just the latest internet thing that the news media noticed two years after everyone else.

It's like the "wow, hey, blogs, cool" thing we had to go through a few years back, followed by every news figure getting their own blog.

[Myrina]

3. Both, IMO.

:shrug: Everything - and I do mean EVERY thing - presented by, or as, news is somehow related to someone at the news company making a profit.

Ever watch the 'Entertainment' shows? They're nothing but plugs for salons, designers and products: "This Year's Oscar Look - How You Too Can Get a Glam Do!" types of bs ....