I’m still processing the implications of Michael Arrington’s Twitter post TechCrunch today; or perhaps more accurately the reader response to it.  The post features a single word – Twitter! – with no other content to speak of whatsoever.  Despite this the post has received 345 comments (as of this post) and what appears to be a series of interwoven discussion threads.
I’m in two minds about all this – one part curious, the other concerned.
The Curiosity
The curiosity stems from the fundamental question why a post that offers no substance whatsoever can …