How I Use and View Twitter

Talking with my homeboy @chadarimura the other day about Twitter, who just started using the service.  He commented about how it’s information overload if/when you start following more than a few dozen people… especially if/when you don’t have time to read every single Tweet.  My response is below.

“You are right about saturation if not filtered correctly or filtered at all. I take twitter in doses only from a select few. Rarely read every post across a given day.  Even go entire days without reading any posts, but I do see my DM’s and Replies when I sit back in front of it.

Think of it as no different than a Google News feed from only those you chose to receive content from.  Some trust Google to feed them news, some the New York Times, some CNN, some FOX… I prefer the filter of those I know, like and trust and check Google News daily for the headlines.

Do you read every headline that comes across Google News over the course of a day/week/month?  I don’t.  Do I read every tweet or click on every article over the course of a day/week/month?  Nope.  I simply don’t have the time.  Most people don’t, but it’s there when you do have the time.

Nearly everyone I know evolves in how they use Twitter.  After using it enough, you’ll begin to see what I mean and start leveraging it how you see best given your habits online and what you’re hoping to get out of it.”

Thoughts? Am I alone in this view?