I think Twitter has much more value as a conversational tool and to some extent (thanks to services such as TwitterFeed) an RSS reader replacement (social feeds

I think Twitter has much more value as a conversational tool and to some extent (thanks to services such as TwitterFeed) an RSS reader replacement (social feeds if you will). I've tried using it as a "microblogging" tool, and to be frank it helped me realise I was pretty boring. If you have a super-duper interesting life (e.g. if you're Stephen Fry) then sure, otherwise I feel that it, combined with search and hashtags, has much more potential for people to discuss things publically.