Twitter, when you get down to it, is like IRC where everyone has their own channel. When you "follow" a friend, you are joining their channel. IRC is decentra

Twitter, when you get down to it, is like IRC where everyone has their own channel. When you "follow" a friend, you are joining their channel. IRC is decentralised and is an open, free protocol. I would prefer to keep using IRC but I have started using twitter for the same reason I had to install MSN messenger - to keep in contact with friends who can't or won't use IRC.