4 ms·Facebook = people you (grudgingly) know Twitter = people you want to knowby throwaway40483 10y agoFacebook = people you (grudgingly) know Twitter = people you want to knowNDT 10y agoExactly.bbctol 10y agoAnd it's become a remarkably good way for those people you want to know to reach out to individuals. I know a couple up-and-coming rappers who got some buzz and found their idols casually reaching out to chat on twitter.