It has always seemed to me that Twitter had been extremely hyped up, but only by the very people Twitter is optimal for (e.g., journalists, bloggers, and anyone

It has always seemed to me that Twitter had been extremely hyped up, but only by the very people Twitter is optimal for (e.g., journalists, bloggers, and anyone else who would benefit from spreading information in a 'one-to-many' way). Other (average and non-tech) people, whose 'followers' are limited to Facebook friends, generally don't understand Twitter, and are often actually quite annoyed that they have to keep hearing about it. I think, therefore, it could be true that all these readers/commenters who seem to be 'rooting' for Twitter's downfall, may more accurately be rooting for it to stop being so overhyped, or for it to at least be presented as a product they can understand.