Why you should use Twitter
While you can use twitter to follow movie stars, I think there’s a more practical use for normal information hounds.
Here is my analogy:
A normal competent, capable, say software manager, usually seems a few steps ahead of his subordinates with technology, company news, and issues. Usually you talk to your manager to find out what is going on and to get your task assignments. Where does he get this information? I think he has subordinates sending him feeds of information in the form of status reports, quick conversations, etc. That’s why he always seems a few steps ahead of you.
Twitter is exactly the same thing. If you follow the RIGHT people, you can get the same feeds of information for tech, news, issues, event proceedings, basically what ever you want to know about. The emphasis is on the RIGHT people. Don’t just follow anyone, be discriminating or you’ll just have a ton of noise.
Don’t for get to follow @jamescway 
This is just one perspective on why twitter is good. I’m sure there are others. What do you think?
