Twitter

Armed with a bit of knowledge about what Twitter is all about, share your thoughts on this fast growing online phenomenon.

To be honest, I guess I am still a bit confused about Twitter and its uses. I read the "About Us" page of Twitter, and also checked out the various Calgary Public Library twitter sites. I tried searching for a few local companies, without much luck. I also tried searching for friends who might be on Twitter but could not find them either. It seems to be a tool that would be more useful for businesses - a chance for them to blog (or I guess the correct word is "tweet") about upcoming events and/or deals.

Since I already belong to Facebook, I can't see myself joining Twitter just to update everyone on my status/whereabouts. I did a bit of my own research on how people use these two social networking sites, and found an interesting article: http://www.twitip.com/twitter-versus-facebook/. I think the biggest benefit of Twitter is that it reaches far beyond your inner circle of friends - connecting your status and questions to the world.

For now, I am happy keeping informed of Twitter, but not necessarily signing up for an account - however, I am open to it . . . who knows what tomorrow will bring!