My first reacton to the Twitterverse was "what a waste of time" and I still subscribe to this view for the most part. Mostly because I don't get a warm and cosy feeling from "following" and being "followed". Also, I don't live my life in 140-character long tweets. But, if you want to know EXACTLY where the Halal Cart is in NYC this afternoon, Twitter is the only way to find out. Ditto for anything else that is happening right now that you need to track. There is an element of genius to Twitter and this is it: its immediacy, its tapping into what's going on right now. This is very powerful as it opens up the whole world for viewing and scrutiny. Political uprising, war, accidents, natural disasters, elections, you can track all this on Twitter. Incredibly democratic, giving everyone a voice. I don't really like it for my own personal use but recognize its potential as a communication tool on a larger scale. Just heard a talk show on CBC radio on overtweeting and this is the downfall of this application. Do I need to know what you are eating for lunch? So, the range of tweets is from the mundane to the important and it is up to each of us to tweet meaningfully.
Laura
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