Twitter is transformative when it works right, but a major annoyance when it does not. Flakiness does not allow it to hit its full potential (for now).
The 140 character limit makes the best Tweeters sound like poets and the rest (even those that are marginally proficient at communication) sound like fuckwits.
I find that updates via Twitter for things in which I am interested are far easier to follow via Tweets than an RSS feed; it skirts that middle-ground in the passive/active continuum.
Then again, I just spew random inconsequential musings and drunken incomprehensible fragments most of the time; 'tis a brave new medium for mixed-message confusion and ego-masturbation.
Twitter, unfortunately, works better for me to post quick ideas than a long-form blog entry due to the intrinsic disjointedness of my thoughts and the staccato rhythms in my mind. Unfortunately, my deficiency in attention and general lack of motivation leads me to blog less and Tweet more.
Then again, sometimes Tweeting takes too much effort or my journeys are too mundane to be chronicled publicly (e.g. Currently working on a spreadsheet in my underwear... soon I will take a nap).
I twitter random crap at you all the time which you probably never see, or perhaps are to afraid to acknowledge? Hah! So follow me, or i'll be mildly upset. I might even shed a solitary tear.
Anyone else feel free to follow me, I only have 4 proper followers, the rest seem to be those "I got this body with the Biafra system" type of followers. That reminds me, I'm going to go delete all those fuckers right now... Bye!
This morning, I wrote a column for the alt I work at on Twitter. Literally, I twittered the damn thing, line by line, then made my editor print it unchecked. Ha.
Much like here, I'm pretty new over there, don't really have more than a few free hours each week and don't get to use it often, but it's fun. Mostly I've been posting from work.