the whole twitter phenomenon is just a circle jerk of marketers and internet "celebrities". I doubt if even 5% of their population is "real" people. And even that 5% is nothing more but fanboys who wish to be the future internet celebrities.
I don't know a single "real" person who uses it, beyond that first minute. All of them come away with "WTF is the point".
Sure twitter has marketing power, because all the bloggers have convinced themselves that this is the best thing since sliced bread. But the real world could care less.
So nobody in your group of friends or coworkers is on Twitter. And I have no idea how many of the total users of Twitter are 'real' people, but I can assure you that I use Twitter regularly to communicate with friends and coworkers and it has become my primary source for information. I usually find out about breaking news stories from real people at the scene, sometimes even before it hits TV.
I don't know a single "real" person who uses it, beyond that first minute. All of them come away with "WTF is the point".
Sure twitter has marketing power, because all the bloggers have convinced themselves that this is the best thing since sliced bread. But the real world could care less.