Twitter has proven to be a polarizing topic as of late, with some grasping the idea and others simply thinking it's pointless. I've already had a Twitter account for some time now, so I was already comfortable and familiar with it (you can find me at 'www.twitter.com/capt_pike'). I personally enjoy twitter and find it to be a fun social networking activity. It's very different from blogging in the fact that a blog updates you with big chunks of text and information, whereas 'tweeting' is meant for short 160 word chunks of information. This makes the whole experience kind of like a stream of collective consciousness. All you do is log in and dip into the stream whenever you like, finding out all kinds of cool information, funny statements, personal updates and important happenings. It's kind of like looking through a big corkboard, viewing all the announcements and different things people have posted up there for the world to see.
I think that Twitter is useful also because it has really been a successful application on mobile phones. It's portable and that's really the kind of medium that Twitter seems to be made for. The short blurbs of information are quick, easily relayable through phones and can be put down at any time since you don't have chunks of text to read through. While I don't necessarily think that this kind of technology will replace blogs or other social networking, I think that it is innovative and fresh. it's also highly entertaining, so if you're not looking for something too informative or practical, and you can look past the fact that the name alone is whimsical I think that you can get enjoyment out of Twitter.
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