Twitter What?

As I peruse the web, more and more I have been hearing about Twitter. Most of the time I saw in in live-blogging contexts, for example when Marc Ambinder from The Atlantic Monthly twittered the DNC night two...

Live From The Floor
#DNC08 Michael Chabon will be at the Tattered Corner bookstore today. 56 minutes ago
#DNC08 Obama campaign DID review HRC speech beforehand, aides say. about an hour ago
#DNC08 Plouffe says independent swing-voting women are key to Obama election... More on blog later about 2 hours ago
#DNC08 No Springsteen at Invesco Field. about 3 hours ago
#DNC08 Live on Katie Couric's convention webcast: WWE's Battista! about 14 hours ago
#DNC08 Obama "loves" HRC's speech.. Nodding and clapping, per aide about 14 hours ago
#DNC08 HRC "twin cities" line gets loudest applause of convention. about 14 hours ago
#DNC08 about 14 hours ago
#DNC08 "Unity" signs.... about 14 hours ago

So I decided to finally find out what this Twitter thing is all about. Here it is...



Interesting for sure and it seems to be like my QRM on steroids. For now though I am not sure that I need to be spending more time online so I am not sold - although I am sure its great for others!