"Meh, I still don't really get Twitter. Occasionally I'll keep an eye on it during breaking news events because yeah, the feed is real time. But that's it for me really, and it sort of baffles me that that's the place the world decided that should take place. And it still has huge downsides that I can't get over: 1. The 140 character limit drives me bonkers. I find it nearly impossible to say anything substantive within that limit, let alone have a discussion. 2. If you're a celebrity or mini-celebrity you can pretty much tweet anything and see responses rolling in, and have any conversation you're in the mood for. But the most common experience is to ask a question or say something and get no reply, and no indication anyone even saw it. 3. Even with just a moderately sized follow list (50 or so accounts) it becomes way more noise than signal, and there are no tools for getting at the stuff I'm actually interested in, which means I'm more likely to miss it than not. Why bother? 4. You..." - Eric P