[WS:] I think I understand it, but I do not find it very appealing. It is all about "following" - especially of celebrity figures. This is what groupies do - they religiously follow celebrities and catch glimpses of their lives. Twitter provides ample and easily accessible supply of those.
Other than that, it is just glorified texting.
I do not find it very appealing because it is very difficult to say anything of substance or track a conversation, and I sincerely detest the celebrity culture.
Wojtek
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:35 PM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> I so don't understand the appeal of Twitter.
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