Twitter is an interesting one. While still a social networking site, it doesn't work at all the way things like FaceBook and MySpace function. I'm not a big Twitter fan; yes, I have an account, but it's not something that I feel I have to check everyday. The cool thing about it is that the Tweets are kept short and simple. You post a one- or two-liner, and that's it. You don't have comment threads, you don't have to reply. I think that's one of the biggest appeal factors. You post, you move on.
And it's a great way to keep updated with other people (or bands, actors, etc.) without having to be too committed (like on FaceBook). It's sweet being able to follow all the celebs and get news straight from the source, but there's a downside to that, too. You can block users from following you, but if you don't "protect your tweets" (privacy settings) anyone can view what you're tweeting.
So really what it comes down to is that Twitter is yet another social networking site that may or may not live up to its hype, depending on how you choose to use it.
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