I understand Twitter now. It's really dumb in a lot of ways and everything it does could be done without the poorly-built centrally-controlled Twitter (tm) service.
Here's the power: Google and ATT both addressed the problems and did so succinctly, quickly, in the same place, and in an easy-to-understand manner. Superb.
I still don't get twitter. But it seems like it's turning into something large public entities have to have a presence on. And the character limitation keeps it from turning to a complicated public image/branding/market problem which could keep companies from participating.
But I'm still not sure what the value for John Q. Public is in twittering or tweeting or whatever.
Here's the power: Google and ATT both addressed the problems and did so succinctly, quickly, in the same place, and in an easy-to-understand manner. Superb.