The thing about Twitter is unlike Facebook (to some extent), you can pretty much customize it to just give you information that has utility. Since everything ri

The thing about Twitter is unlike Facebook (to some extent), you can pretty much customize it to just give you information that has utility. Since everything right now is shown chronologically and following individuals is fairly simple, you can opt to cultivate your feed by seeding it only with interesting people and organizations rather than people in your immediate social network. It's like Google Reader where people's Twitter accounts are RSS feeds. Being able to read thoughts from prolific authors, theorists, influencers is edifying.