While I do think it could be useful to archive tweets, I also feel as though this could be a little much. Twitter account holders should be aware that what they write is available to the world could even come back to haunt them but the idea of documenting this social and, lets face it, silly website just makes me wonder what historians will be saying about this day and age where a “failed toasted tomato sandwich” is the best thing they have to go by. But then how far can we go as to keep these things just floating around without making reference to them in our pages of history? After all, twitter and other social networking sites have become one of the most basic practices throughout any persons day. Checking notifications, sharing your status, it is more unusual to find that someone hasnt given in to the temptations of having one of these accounts.
The article on Wikileaks tells how the government finds things too important to not keep classified. Now although i dont think this should be under the same category as archiving tweets, one does have to recognize that this is an issue that ranges along a long spectrum. should people be able to see all this “classified” information and documentation? Or is it better not to blast the information as if it were just another insignificant tweet or status update? I think there is a fine line between the two instances. While if you say that these tweets should be archived, you must also go along with the fact that the public should be able to have access to these hidden documents.