Does anyone else not really understand the attraction of Twitter? I’ve tried to use it a few times but I’ve never managed to get into it. I understand the attraction of gaining an insight into famous people’s lives, but I don’t see why people would actually tweet themselves (although obviously I’m missing something because a lot of people do).
The problem I have with Twitter is that the posts are much too short to say anything useful. I realise this is also the attraction of the service – you can share thoughts etc without having to write a long essay – but to me the restricted shortness of the posts mean that it isn’t a great way to communicate.
Another problem I have with Twitter is the number of spammers that are there. Twitter don’t seem to be very good at limiting spammers when it comes to making accounts and posting under trending hash tags. Sometimes spam tweets even seem to come up on the homepage. With a service that large it’s no surprise that this is the case, but it’s still something that puts me off.
There are good things about Twitter that even I can understand though. It’s a great tool for businesses to get in contact with the people who buy their products. It’s also a good way to research the kind of people who may be interested in your services. It can be entertaining to follow celebrities as they seem to slip up – especially sportsmen – more than they should.
Even so, I think I’ll be staying away for a while to come as there doesn’t seem to be much there to interest me.