What I get out of Twitter.
Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts attempting to outline the different agendas a Twitter user may have. At the same time I’ve been trying to get some people I know to join. This made me think about why I’m on Twitter and what I am getting out of it.
- Instant crowd sourced answers to a wide variety of questions ranging from technical problems to whether or not a local eatery is worthwhile.
- Meeting neighbours in our new area. Using the GPS functionality on my iPhone I was able to find someone who lives right next door and has all kinds of valuable insight.
- News as it happens (I have almost abandoned RSS feeds in favour of Twitter). With the added benefit of discussion.
- Hooking up with great people who share similar interests whom I would have never met otherwise.
- A constant source of entertainment, there is never a dull moment with some of the people I follow.
I would encourage anyone of any technical level to give Twitter a try. What have you got to lose? Should you decide to check it out I recommend Tweetdeck as a desktop client and Tweetie for the iPhone.
