twitter feeds...bwa?

[gategrrl]

I'm seeing these more often on my flist. And I scratch my head at them. What's the point of all these tiny little updates that don't say anything? And they're all time-stamped, too.

Trying to parse them out. I guess it keeps the flist from getting flooded with miniposts?

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[nialla]

I don't text, so the idea of twittering doesn't appeal to me at all. Following via LJ means you're only getting one side of the conversation, unless you do a trackback via Twitter.

I do follow a couple Twitter feeds from actors, but the ones I'm watching often post about things such as auditioning, writing, etc., amongst the other minor stuff.

Most of the LJ folk seem to be using something that does a compressed post, putting all their stuff from the day into one post. Perhaps they just want to use LJ as a sort of backup for themselves?

Twitter is "The Thing" right now, spurred on by a lot of actors and news people saying exactly that, but I expect it will fade quickly once the new wears off and something else catches the eye.