Hmmmph! Who'da thunk it? As you can tell, I'm not the biggest fan of Twitter as I think it's more of a mass-audience texting tool that doesn't have much to say in the end. But check out this story from CNN about Twitter's new site, "Twitter Stories":

Lives have been saved, small businesses have avoided shutting their doors and average folks have met their political leaders, sports heroes and other celebrities. All because of Twitter.

That's the story the micro-blogging service wants to tell with Twitter Stories, a new site meant to showcase what Twitter calls the power of a single tweet. Because while good stories can begin with a tweet, most can't be told in 140 characters.
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But Twitter has also been credited for playing a major role in everything from fomenting political revolutions to spreading breaking news to sparking thoughtful debates.

Launched Tuesday, the initial batch of Twitter Stories include a tale of a man whose off-color tweet -- "Sh-t, I need a kidney" -- led to a donor coming forward just days later.

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"Each story reminds us of the humanity behind Tweets that make the world smaller," read a post on the official Twitter blog announcing the site.
I plan to keep my eye on this site. It'd be very interesting to see how Twitter has made a real difference in people's lives, not just waste their bandwidth!