I both agree and disagree with you. I agree because as you mentioned, Twitter's unique structure in regard to following/followers helps minimize that type of no

I both agree and disagree with you. I agree because as you mentioned, Twitter's unique structure in regard to following/followers helps minimize that type of noise. However, retweeting for example is not something you can block and that's where I see problems. Certainly I always have the right to unfollow or block, but it doesn't solve the problem if I want to continue following a tech entrepreneur who's side hobby may very well be celebrity gossip or American Idol. (god save us) Fortunately (Twitter's API is what separates them), clients like TweetDeck provide a secondary interface that's more adaptable to social changes through prioritization, customization, etc. If it wasn't for this, I would likely not be using Twitter... and any lifestream-competitor should give this a lot of consideration I think before trying to compete. edit man i can't write today, sorry for edits.. it's monday.