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Dear Twitter Foggies – Back Off!
Now that Twitter has 15 gazillion users and the major news magazines have deemed to cover it in a major way, every Andy Rooney style crank is criticizing it. Listen, pals, it’s a new way of communicating. You may not like it. You may not use it. But it’s here to stay.
Yes, there are certainly millions of dumb tweets about people shaving, getting ready for meetings, and wanting to buy your gold filings. But there’s a valuable idea here – micro communication. And it’s important, because it means you don’t have to get married on a social level to garner important rewards from an off- and on- again relationship with a fellow tweeter. Small bits of information, a url here or there, a connection, a new idea can make a big difference. If you approach Twitter with a “Friends for Life” expectation, you will most likely be sorely disappointed. Twitter isn’t a conversation, but it can be the most gratifying form of digital eavesdropping. About those gold fillings, the Ideopia Tweet Team can hook you up.
See symos.com for a great overview of Twitter stats.