Twitter Update

So I thought Twitter was not going to be something I liked. I am playing with it and have found that it isn't just a 'what are you doing' place. I have connected with some local libraries, a few friends, a yarn shop, Zahi Hawass (he is the best!) and even words from the Dalai Lama. I am still wondering if this will be a useful tool, but it is nice to get a short burst of information from the people I follow.
I have also found that some people I follow, the MN Twins for example, send way way way to many tweets and it fills up my screen. I had to block them from my list as they were way to active.
This would be a great way to get out information to your friends and family if you were all following each other, one little tweet to reach them all. I am happy to see my library is using Twitter and sending out blurbs (I am sure there is a Twitter way of saying that, but I am not versed in Twitter talk yet) of information about what is happening, our new summer hours.. keep it up Anoka County, you are being heard.
I have also discovered TweetDeck and have signed up. I love the way it looks. You can see Tweets, replies and direct messages all on one screen. I am having trouble seeing the icons of the people I am following, when I click on friends nothing happens. I believe they are still testing and working out the bugs, but I do like using it. It is a download though, so using it on another computer that doesn't have it downloaded will not work.
Just like in the real world, sometimes you run across something you don't think you will like or use, and once you give it a chance, you find that it has uses you didn't think of. Some things can really fool ya.