> Habitual users of a new, free communications service called Twitter
>> would disagree. For anyone unfamiliar with the latest trends in
>> technology, "Twitterers" send and receive short messages, called
>> "tweets," on Twitter's Web site, with instant messaging software, or
>> with mobile phones. Unlike most text messages, tweets -- usually in
>> answer to Twitter's prompt, "What are you doing?" -- are routed among
>> networks of friends. Strangers, called "followers," can also choose to
>> receive the tweets of people they find interesting.
> When I first heard of this service, I wondered why on earth any sane
> person would use it. Then again, I wonder why any sane person would
> post personal and potentially embarrassing items to MySpace.com. I
> went ahead and created an account and wouldn't you know, this is
> actually sort of addicting. The "gee whiz" factor aside, I can see
> Twitter being useful. "Anyone want Thai food for lunch?" could save
> countless emails and phone calls. "Everyone, I'm okay!" from a
> Virginia Tech student would've let the world know a loved one was > safe.
> For the record, my Twitter ID is: jmayson.
> John Mayson
I thought the same thing, then tried it. It's pretty neat. NewsGuy.Com - $19.95 Unlimited Bandwidth