Then when the S&P 500 dropped 1% on a fake tweet from the Associated Press, I figured there was more too it. Actually turns out to be quite a useful tool for real time news. And in many ways it should be the ideal forum for research. With only a headline and maybe a chart to grab attention and readers able to filter what they want, in some ways its the perfect portal for those consuming research. Most sell-side research is probably too stuffy to use it, to their detriment.
I've started putting stuff on there on @economic_design, putting up charts or info that probably doesn't warrant a whole blog but is nonetheless interesting. But for those who haven't used Twitter, I'd recommend it as a useful way to consume news and opinion pieces.
Seasonality surely playing some role in the #China #PMI data, actually stronger than this time last year...... pic.twitter.com/tET31aRMQY
— economic by design (@economic_design) July 24, 2013
