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Isn’t that the only point of twitter? It seems like the 24 hour version of the 2 minutes of hate.

If only Twitter were merely an insubstantial epiphenomenon lacking influence on the real world, but unfortunately, people can use Twitter as a tool to destroy those who offend them.

In what way? By telling other twitter users to boycott a twitter non-user?

The only thing I can imagine that will have any effect if some potential employer misguidedly taking twitter rumors for facts. Is that a thing?

How one tweet can ruin your life | Jon Ronson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAIP6fI0NAI

When you work in PR, a PR gaffe can get you fired, that comes with the territory.

If she wasn’t in PR and didn’t log in to Twitter she wouldn’t have any problems.

So my question is whether you can get serious problem from twitter if you’re not in PR?

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