The "the CB radio of web 2.0" quote is fairly accurate for a few reason: 1.) Everyone communicates with handles. CB users: would saying "Snowfox this is the bl

The "the CB radio of web 2.0" quote is fairly accurate for a few reason: 1.) Everyone communicates with handles. CB users: would saying "Snowfox this is the blackwolf will be in your area tomorrow?" Twitter users: it is basically the same "@Snowfox this is the @blackwolf will be in your area tomorrow?" 2.) Every message is short. CB users: Every channel is shared so the conversations are done in short bursts. Twitter users: Can only communicate in 140 characters. 3.) It is communicated on a 1-many basis, any one listening to a specific channel can hear the conversation. CB users: turn their radios to channel 15 and talk everyone listening on channel 15 hears the conversation. Twitter users: have their own channel but anyone can follow them and 4.) The language of the conversation is modified to fit the small message size. CB users: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB_slang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CB_slang Twitter users: Has twitter specifics like "#" and "RT" also incorporates sms and chat lingos. There are a couple variables that may make twitter not meet the same demise of CB radios (Cell Phones). Twitter has a global communication net and it is logged. Which means you don't need to be tuned in to not miss something.