"Twitter is much more than a social network and has no time to waste worrying about newcomers like Google+ as it becomes more important as an information service and builds its advertising business, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Sunday." - M F

I've never really used Twitter as a social network but as a source of information is still the best in my opinion - M F

I hardly ever use twitter, and it's never a primary source of info. - Halil