Interesting that nobody has mentioned (yet) the social aspect of Twitter, for which it was originally developed - like SMS but on the web. I use it to stay in

Interesting that nobody has mentioned (yet) the social aspect of Twitter, for which it was originally developed - like SMS but on the web. I use it to stay in touch with people I've worked with, other people in my sector who I've met at events, and with friends and acquaintances who live in other places. There's also people I've met on Twitter who have gone on to become friends 'irl'.