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Twitter - How important is it?

With the recent news that Twitter was hacked, the "sophisticated"
hackers may have gained access to 250,000 of the 200 million user details, you have to wonder should we be concerned?

There was widespread media coverage but there did not seem to be the same public disquiet as there was when other sites were hacked. Maybe this is due to the fact that everything on Twitter is for public consumption anyway?

Both  The New York Times & The Wall Street Journal who were hacked recently have reported that their computers had been hacked by "China-based hackers" who were likely to monitor media coverage that the Chinese government deemed important. (RTE News)

There may be questions asked if these are linked, as your twitter account has your email address attached.

Twitter is now so important that the hacking of a relatively small number of users has made headlines.Check out the full blog here.  Twitter Blog

Personally, from the amount of coverage that the hacking received, I think it's only fair to say that Twitter IS really important - for the moment at least!

Lorra