Too Long; Didn't Read
Twitter plays many important roles within <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/society" target="_blank">society</a>. As the first tweet above alludes to, Twitter operates as a medium. A tweet is a vehicle through which information is expressed and recorded. One of Twitter’s goals is to be the best destination for the recording and consumption of news. It emerged as a place with low barriers to production and ease of consumption. The expansion of tweets to 280 characters and integration of tweet storms into threads may make Twitter a more comprehensive and credible form of media, augmenting its potential for quality recording of ideas.