From 'What are you doing now' to 'Hey, let's do a biz dev deal' As Twitter continues its atmospheric climb, the true utility of the service is still evolving. It’s often the case that when a technology spreads to the masses that new and novel uses surface that were never intended, nor even contemplated, by its creator. Twitter is no exception.  Just a few nights ago, I was watching CNN cover the Republican National Convention. Within the broadcast, the news anchors were trying to gauge the sentiment of the populous through a real-time Twitter feed.  Twitter's original intention of seeing what your friends are doing right now was actually tapping into something much more powerful: How does the market feel right now? What had previously taken months of research and tens of thousands of ... [ Read more ]