In 2010, Twitter rose further up the prominence ladder due to the influence he micro-blogging social network began to have on public discourse in various countries.
- Hollywood Box Office successes (e.g. Inception, The Social Network) and failures (countless) were attributed to poor Twitter reviews;
- As were certain election results in Australia (Federal) and the United States (mid-terms);
- More celebrities (e.g. Steve Martin) and people of influence (Hugo Chavez, Bill Gates) joined Twitter;
- Television programs broadcast Twitter feeds (e.g. Q & A);
- And events (e.g. Chile Mine Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, FIFA World Cup) were given true attention from citizen journalists around the world.