When it comes to politics Twitter plays a disproportionate role in relation to its market capitalization. People often avoid politics on their real-name Facebook profiles, while Twitter is by design more confrontational and often more anonymous, thus more political than FB.
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In the USA, Twitter is where you have serious arguments, for better or worse. I am working in countries where Facebook takes that role. Following FB pages for serious issues is a bigger thing. I might be wrong, but I think FB matters more for free speech internationally.
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It's also a bad idea to bet against Mark Zuckerberg expanding into new realms. Facebook in time might absorb more of the role Twitter currently plays in US. I don't have a strong sense for what Jack is like. Zuck comes across as a scumbag who is too much of a nerd to hide it.
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I feel like Twitter punches above it's weight, however. A lot of politics happens here. Facebook is mainly about Boomers posting pics of their grandkids and such. I exaggerate for effect, but I think you take my meaning.
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A fair point, but I wonder more and more about the reach of twitter *outside* of the platform itself. MSM operationalizes tweets all the time, which provides a huge signal boost to their narratives.
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Posting pics and bragging is FB’s raison d'etre. Market cap reflects ad and data revenue. Twitter’s role is that people might speak.
Soap box provision neither sells ads nor mines data, thus TWTR’s market cap’s a molehill, but its tumult and ferment moves political mountains.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Could of fooled me
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Market cap? Someone should measure Twitter's Pols cap vs. Facebook. I'd say it's far greater.
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You sister, mom, and Aunt Betty are on Facebook, not on Twitter. That several-orders-of-magnitude difference in usership with the attendant marketing potential accounts for the difference in valuation, but Twitter is the more influential platform because of who uses it.
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