I honestly have no idea what this means. Twitter is still a utility for communication. ABC is a content provider, not a utility.

>> " It could have changed the world in the way that, you know, the web changed the world."

I am also scratching my head at this statement. Perhaps you could elaborate, I have no concept of how Twitter could have changed the world in the way that the World Wide Web did. WWW was an astronomical leap in the way we perceive and use the Internet. Twitter has been a revelation for many average consumers who did not take advantage of the social nature of the web as many people had previously, but to compare it to the creation of the WWW itself is--in my view--a little far-fetched.

>> "But instead it's changing the world in the way that cable news changes the world. "

I again respectfully have no concept of what you are talking about.

And finally, generally: All this hand-wringing about Twitter irrationally eschewing it's mantle as the savior of humanity and as the last true final hope for a social web and social networking services in general (or whatever values you are projecting on this company)....

Wow... I mean seriously guys? We're talking about closing down a few client-side API's among other things.

Don't you think this hyperbole is getting just a tad out of touch with reality?