I have really grown to enjoy the service (i.e. Twitter) - not because I like to use it for messaging, but more for the fact (as stated in another post) that I am able to make shorter postings that really are in a no-man's land between blogging and ... nothing. The one problem that has consistently prevented me from using it to the extent that I would like (especially when taking notes for c.ogi.to essays), is that posting can be dreadfully slow. I realize, and so do many users, that Twitter is experiencing a huge growth spurt that is taxing its servers (and apparently its ability to scale was not known in the beginning - my speculation), but it still causes trouble for those who would really like to use it as a tool. I find that if I am in the mode of tweeting a lot, I can't get the service to keep up with me. I've been thinking of turning it off for the time being and relying on another method of note-taking, but I still can't find what and how. I need/want something to which I can make posts using SMS and plugins to Firefox (or Safari) and those are tall orders to fill. I also have difficulties with the 140 character limits, but at the same time, it has forced me to re-think what I am writing, which is a good thing at times - it forces me to write concisely. With all of the niche needs that Twitter is able to handle for my usage, it is hard to find or come up with a replacement solution and therein lies Twitter's power. I agree with many that the uses of Twitter can be ridiculously superfluous, but so are weblogs (for the most part) and yet the cream of the crop tend to take the power of the tool and rise above the average junk. I think the same will happen with Twitter - or continue happening. I just hope they resolve the current issues pretty quickly or the tool is going to be more difficult to use than it is worth.
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