I am on twitter and use it a bit because I have found it an easier way to get the attention of some people in the Ruby community. Anyways, I still feel like I

I am on twitter and use it a bit because I have found it an easier way to get the attention of some people in the Ruby community. Anyways, I still feel like I don't really get Twitter. I read the NYT article, and i understand that many people don't subscribe to blog feeds, but I don't really get the point. The only time I find it really useful is that it forms an impromptu chat room at any event by following the event name. Such as when I am at conferences you can view everyone's comments on the current speaker. Anyone able to make me 'get it'?