[coldtea]

>Would you say the same about your phone number?

No.

>If not, why?

Because a phone is a universal method of communication, for businesses, spouses, families, friends, and everything in between.

Twitter is yet another social media gossip discussion site, just one with a gimmick (limited characters).

>If I run my business on Twitter (or YouTube, or Facebook) is it that different from a bank?

The only businesses run on Twitter are ads, influencers, and PR -- and those deserve to die anyway.

[nothal]

FWIW, there are far more businesses on social media than that. There’s an entire culture of chefs, makeup artists, and the like that advertises solely on twitter/instagram/etc. Social media is actually a really effective tool to reach your target audience in these cases.

[zrobotics]

>> chefs, makeup artists, and the like

Isn't that covered under "influencers"? What tangible benefit does Twitter provide to a working makeup artist (ie someone doing makeup for films/tv/photography/etc)? Sure, there are makeup artists that run businesses on Twitter, but their business is selling branded makeup and promoting sponsored products. That type of business is 100% reliant in social media, but aside from influencers are there any working professionals that would be unemployed without Twitter or Instagram?