Why In the World Do People Twitter?

[Nimrod Nimra]

Do people really need to know if youre picking your nose, or going to the bathroom, or taking a shower?!?!

[SabrinaisHoT]

For some people it is very important for them to know if your taking a dump or running a errand...

What Twitter does, in a simple and brilliant way, is to merge a number of interesting trends in social software usage—personal blogging, lightweight presence indicators, and IM status messages—into a fascinating blend of ephemerality and permanence, public and private.

The big “P” word in technology these days is “participatory.” But I’m increasingly convinced that a more important “P” word is “presence.” In a world where we’re seldom able to spend significant amounts of time with the people we care about (due not only to geographic dispersion, but also the realities of daily work and school commitments), having a mobile, lightweight method for both keeping people updated on what you’re doing and staying aware of what others are doing is powerful.

[Douglas MacArthur]

sabrinai- sounds like she is a twitter representative.

F*CK TWITTER!!!!!

[Waffle!]

I don't.

[Goddess]

I have no idea. No matter how hard I try to understand it or see the appeal, I just can't. Its the most pointless, boring and biggest waste of time ever. And honestly, I feel sorry for the people who actually care so much about every little detail someone else is doing. Its also kinda creepy and stalker-ish.