Why Twitter will endure

Twitter has become the go-to medium in my opinion. Strictly using the sports world as an example, Twitter blows other social media sites out of the water.

The up to the minute reports on happenings throughout the NFL and NHL cannot be matched by any other medium. Whether it is lineup changes, suspensions, or injury reports, Twitter is far away the best medium for the sports world.

Although I do enjoy reading long detailed articles, when I want current information that is relevant, I always go on my Twitter account.

Of course, Twitter also provides entertainment, and I would be lying if I said I strictly visit Twitter for only news worthy material.

Staying in the hockey world, @BizNasty2point0 (Paul Bissonnette, Forward for the Phoenix Coyotes), has one of the funniest Twitter accounts I follow. Although he is not a well-known hockey player, he is followed by thousands of people, strictly because of his comedic tweets.



Being an avid sports fan and knowing other sports fans, the quicker we can get information on our sports teams, the better. There are some cases where Twitter is in fact quicker than live TV when it comes to updates.

For example, last week James Reimer left the game with a head injury. Before CBC even noticed, several beat reporters for the Toronto Maple Leafs already put on their Twitter accounts that Reimer was being looked at.

The slowness of CBC to confirm Reimer's absence could be due to a number of reasons including the fact that Coaches Corner doesn't do in-game updates or the fact that Glen Healey never shuts up. Regardless, we are in a time where Twitter beats Television to the punch.

This is why Twitter will endure the constant changes in social media. We want the most up-to-date news we can attain. Although Twitter can be wrong occasionally, it supplies us with our demands, and until another medium can do the same, Twitter will remain at the top of the social media world.