Useful? Why would I care what xXNinjaGuy2938Xx's opinion on foreign policy is? Twitter strikes me as a very anti-intellectual medium because of the 140 character limitation. How do you convey a nuanced, complex opinion in such a fashion?
There's the old saying that goes something like "Nobody ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American people." Less cynically, nobody wants to be intellectual all the time, or we would see peer reviewed blogs with internal citations all over the place.
>How do you convey a nuanced, complex opinion in such a fashion?
You can always post a link to a blog post.
I personally use it when I'm curious what certain people think about an event I'm watching. It's fun sometimes knowing in real time what someone who's opinion you actually care about, thinks about an event you just witnessed.
NBA players are on it, some cool geeks and bloggers...maybe you're just not the intended audience.
That said, I do think twitter's importance is overstated.
You can always write multiple tweets on the topic. Also it forces you to think about the essence of what you want to say. (122 chars)
- You don't... that's what a long form writing is form, i.e a blog. Brevity is the sole of wit.
Originally, "soul" of wit. But I think I like yours better.