I've heard a number of people say that, but I get the sense that they're not heavy Twitter or IRC users. Fundamental to IRC is the concept of rooms. Twitter i

I've heard a number of people say that, but I get the sense that they're not heavy Twitter or IRC users. Fundamental to IRC is the concept of rooms. Twitter is a web of one to many relationships. "Conversations" on Twitter are much more segmented and have less depth. I see the Twitter concept as a much more broadcast oriented sort of thing rather than a real conversation facilitator.