It's not all useless banter...........

A quick guide some of the uses that journalists are finding for twitter(Thanks to the Frontline Blog)

As they say

It’s not all useless banter about cats and cookery…

1.Twitter Local which seems to be down at the moment

2.Using twitterfeed to publicise your work

3.Using auto tweet for Sos messages such as this one

4.Tracking trends using Twist to see what people are saying about events