OK, I asked before what the big deal is, and I suppose I cannot assuage my curiosity unless I actually try it out, so first I watched this video:
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And I signed up for a Twitter account, and you can follow me if you like.
I think the true impetus for getting an account is that my husband now uses Twitter, and I can’t stand it when he one ups me technologically speaking.
Thanks for posting the video. I've had a difficult time expressing to the wife exactly why I would want to share stuff with the 'world' and use Twitter and this is a nice simplified explanation. Linked to it from my site.