Excuse me, have we met before?Photo courtesy of www.Twitter.com
So correct me if I'm wrong... but have I not seen Twitter before? It looks like a geekier form of the "new and improved" Facebook news feed. So please excuse me for sounding like a broken record, but just because I think I might care what you're doing - I don't need to know that much.
I think there's a fine line between being updated or currious and stalking. While many feel Facebook is the cool way to keep track of your friends while you're in college, I am confused why this whole cyber-stalking phenomenon is so popular.
I peeked around at the Twitter site and think it could be useful - if you're into that sort of thing. I think that Twitter could become a small cyber community where people have the ability to share information super-duper fast. However, right now, it's 1 a.m. in the morning, and I could care less that SmileyStalker is enjoying the rain.
Then it hits me: Twitter is like AIM. I can create a profile, name and identity, then talk to other Twitter users. However, I don't see much interaction and conversation going on. The site says you can tell the other users what you're thinking and what you're doing from phone, IM or directly from the site. However, if I don't know you, why would I want to know what you're doing?
Now, I did also notice there are a handful of members who have asked "techie" questions, not user where-abouts. For that purpose, I understand why the quick-paced format of Twitter is so beneficial. You have a question, you get an answer. But I didn't see a lot of conversation. Someone would post a question about how to install a hard drive and 5 seconds later, someone else would say how they like their new cigar.
I don't really understand what the purpose of Twitter is. It appears to be a cross between an internet chat room and stalking Web site. I won't be using Twitter anytime soon because I have a hard enough time keeping track of my friends and family... I can't start to keep track of total strangers.
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