This is not a racial discussion, but an analysis of specifically why black people have such an interest in Twitter.

A simple googling of "black people on Twitter" gives many top results on how many blacks use Twitter.
http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/05/04.../#.TxjaW287WAg

"Black users are disproportionately represented on Twitter. And they make their presence felt daily with scores of (sometimes-cringey) "black" trending topics.

"Now some researchers think they know why.
For a new study, researchers at Northwestern University surveyed 505 college freshman in 2009 and 2010 to determine which ones joined Twitter and why.

They found that while 37.2 percent of black students used Twitter, just 20.1 percent of their white counterparts did. (This fits with previous research that found African Americans make up a whole 25% of Twitter users.) The reason for this discrepancy, researchers say, is that black students they surveyed were more interested in "celebrity and entertainment news" than students of other races."

Thoughts?
Why do you think there are so many black people on Twitter?

We had this thread/discussion before and it turned vile.

I never noticed..

Let's keep it cute then..........

Because we are the trendsetters. Pun intended.

This will not end well

I didn't know that so many black people used twitter.

Wow...

Did you make this thread last time too?

Am I the only one who like goes on Twitter, and if I'm on a black person's profile, it's like a completely different Twitter than when I'm on a white person's profile? I don't know, but it's like a huge divide on social networking sites with the people I know.

Edit: I'm missing something. What's with the reaction to this thread?

Really?

I remember this from a few months back

I understand the point of the thread, but the thread title is very suggestive.

Anyway, that's cool.

Do we really need to go here tonight? a;ljdfd

It IS really interesting when you think about it. I think it's mainly because Twitter is very mobile user friendly. And the majority of black Twitter users are teenagers who glued to their phones.

Just my opinion.