That said, Twitter is generally viewed as a good indication of public opinion, as trending topics often reflect pop culture and news at large.

If there is something significant happening, you can generally find people talking about it on Twitter.Besides, Facebooks numbers continued to grow. Diaspora the Facebook alternative will be here soon. Im willing to bet that will have little impact on Facebooks growth as well. Do you think the privacy discussion around Facebook was overblown? Share your thoughts.