&gt; The world needs the <i>internet</i>; the specific software running at the endpoints isn&#x27;t particularly important. Twitter was used because... it was already used by the people involved.<p>Hmm, the world needs <i>networked communication</i>; the specific protocol running at the endpoints isn&#x27;t particularly important. TCP&#x2F;IP was used because... it was already used by the people involved.<p>Further, the world needs <i>easy communication</i>; the specific mechanism to communicate isn&#x27;t particularly important. Networking was used because... it was already used by the people involved.