TWitter????????? HELP!!!*************************************************?

[Ali May C :]]

What in the world is this Twitter deal? What is it about? WHat do u do? is it like a blogging site???? IM SO CONFUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLease Help 10 pts. Best Answerer!!!!!! Thnk you so much!!!!
-Ai May C :]

[Kyle Zook]

Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you answer the question, "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends, or "followers."

Basically, if you blog or want to make a comment about something, you post it on twitter and it's visible to the community. You can also follow people and see what they've been saying, and in turn, get followed yourself. If you have a website you want people to visit it's a useful tool to get the word out. Also, when you follow people it sends them an email that you are following them, as long as they haven't tampered with the default settings.

Personally, I'm a little creeped out by it.