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"The bottom line, for me at least – is that they add nothing. Instead, they can be a great distraction and do very little to build traffic, build revenue or inform people." Do you agree?
BBC + Sky News ban on breaking news on Twitter is anachronistic http://t.co/i4oJ5hcE Sign of tension btn hierarchical media & open network 12 hours ago