Twitter

I totally get Twitter now. For the longest time the whole concept eluded me. Maybe there were too many jokes about not wanting to know what people were doing every minute of the day. But that totally misses the point.

The point isn't to follow one person and listen to what they have to say about everything. The point is to follow hundreds of interesting celebrities, politicians, business leaders, nonprofits, businesses, and rock stars and listen to whatever they're thinking about. It's like an avalanche. It's constantly refreshing. I'm following 87 people on Twitter and there are updates every minute. For some reason 13 people are following me (I still haven't figured that one out yet).

Anyway, I suggest you go to Twitter, start an account, and start typing in the names of people and things you find interesting. Then just check in once and a while. It's entertaining at the very least.

But don't sign up to Steve Martin's account. He hasn't really gotten the hang of it yet.