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Originally Posted by nostatic
I've pulled back from all the social networking sites. I still post here and at a few other BBSs and blog but at some point I got tired of the whole "facebook status" thing. It started to feel like high school all over again - cliques, who has what friends and what are they doing, etc. I canceled my facebook account and ignored the other ones. As a result, twitter, which I never really got into, is now a non-starter for me. But ymmv.
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I am surprised you feel this way, Todd.
A very small percentage of the folks or organizations I follow on Twitter use the service for "status updates." It's a source for fast-breaking news and announcements. I follow the ARI (Rand Institute), Ars Technica and a brain surgeon working on an iPhone app, among many other interesting people/groups. Not many "I am eating a popsicle now" updates.
Besides, it's 100% opt-in, i.e. you have total discretion over whose stuff you get.
But, like you said, "YMMV."
Take care,