Of course, when Twitter goes down, which is actually much more often than MobileMe, well, people are just up in arms. And while some are likely turning back to

Of course, when Twitter goes down, which is actually much more often than MobileMe, well, people are just up in arms. And while some are likely turning back to e-mail, I still think that Twitter is a bigger force than many of us realize. Gah! Personal E-mail on your handset was never in! People are not up in arms because these features still work: - The telephone itself (i.e the feature where you actually talk using words and the words come out the other end) - SMS - Exchange syncing (the only reason I bought the iPod touch software upgrade) - Webmail using the spectacular browser - The apps for facebook/twitter/IM/etc The twitter echo chamber effect is astonishing. It's far more self-flagellating than even the blahgosphere, which was almost insufferable for a while a few years ago.