A lot of people are quick to jump on the criticise Twitter bandwagon here - but I think A) this is a good compromise between giving people what they want and a

A lot of people are quick to jump on the criticise Twitter bandwagon here - but I think A) this is a good compromise between giving people what they want and a bit more freedom without losing the core aspect of the service and B) there are plenty of people that like Twitter the way it is and now no longer use sites like Facebook because Twitter is good at what it's good at - sharing small pieces of information, globally, without intruding on your life.