If people you know are there, it's an alternative to sms or phone calls or whatever. If people sharing your profession or hobbies are there, it's a way to hobn

If people you know are there, it's an alternative to sms or phone calls or whatever. If people sharing your profession or hobbies are there, it's a way to hobnob or talk shop. If you follow a bunch of reporter-type people, it's an alternative to the newspaper. The actual site itself is mostly irrelevant, except for how easy or hard or makes it to do specific things.