4th April 2009, 2:31 PM
DMiller Wrote:It's kind of a way to keep track of what a network of people are up to. A lot of people use it for their friends, but even more use it for professional networks. I have a few computer science teachers and professional contacts who I can keep tabs on and if they are doing something cool that I might want to use I can get in touch with them. The character limit is to make sure it doesn't become a blog. You are just suppose to put quick updates on your activity.
Most of the time though, it's just a way for egotistical people to pretend that other people care about them. :)
See -- the recent Doonesbury series with Roland Hedley and his twittering... hilarious stuff...