"Tom - Twitter allowed me to connect more personally with the people whose blogs I read, and to participate in events I... wouldn't have heard about, meet people I wouldn't have met, and find new like-minded people. Some have become friends, some have become business contacts. It's as much of a time suck as you let it be, but it's no less manageable, and often far more useful than email. I thought exactly the same as you before I really started using it."moreless +1 more