Twitter
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs, the popular social networking site, is more than just a way to talk about what you had for lunch. It is also a great newsfeed.
That is the point of view of
Aaron Task, Wall Street Correspondent for
Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ: YHOO) and host of
Tech Ticker, who says that he checks it every morning for news updates.
"There is a lot of quality information you can get," said Task, in an
interview with Benzinga's Alex Schiff. "It is all about who you follow."
Following over 300 people, Task cited just a handful of the news-focused Twitter feeds that he keeps up with: The
Wall Street Journal,
Howard Lindzon,
Upside Trader,
MSNBC news, among others. He added that often he can get a heads up when big news stories break out, sometimes before the news wire services, or even Yahoo Finance itself, have something up.
However, Task felt that Twitter faces a challenge in getting people under 25 to use their service. He added that they seem to primarily use
FacebookTarget being able to use their feed to send coupons to their followers and shoppers to boost business, Task believes that there is great value to both the consumer and the company.
"There's certainly a role for personal business [like lunch]," said Task. "But it's a tremendous resource that makes my job easier."
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