(CNN)  -- By now, unless you live under a boulder large enough to block data signals, you know that New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is embroiled in a scandal involving an extremely personal picture sent from his Twitter account to a Seattle college student. Weiner says his account was hacked, but can't say "with certitude" if the picture is a fake. This much we know. But what else does the story that has Washington all a-twitter reveal about everyone's favorite microblogging service? 1. Twitter is very effective at spreading the news, but it can't control it. For Twitter itself, the Weiner story couldn't have broken at a less appropriate time. The company's CEO, Dick Costolo, and a large portion of its PR team were hunkered down at the All Things Digital conference in beautiful Rancho Palos Verdes, California, preparing to launch -- of all things -- its new photo-sharing service.
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Twitter is very effective at spreading the news, but not as good at controlling it
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Account hacking is more common than you might think
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Checking Twitter on a Friday night is the new normal
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Washington may be obsessed with Weiner, but Twitter users have moved on
Still, that's a strong argument for sharing photos directly and securely from your Twitter account -- which is exactly what @placeholder is launching.