Why I Tweet

I was asked recently about my affinity for Twitter over Facebook, and while both have their good points, I definitely lean toward Twitter. The main reason being that there are limits. My tweets can only be made up of 140 characters. In order to get my point across, I have to be direct. Theres no bush to beat around; theres not room for it. Granted, I'm not very good at this yet, but I'm trying. I'm beginning to see that being direct and to the point does not necessarily equal being rude and short. Its a very good lesson to learn. Not only does tweeting force me to be direct, but it also pushes me to be creative. I have to actually consider how I'm going to say what I want to say.  Theres only so much space. I have to think of various ways of communicating an idea before I can make it fit into the 140 character window. Thats another valuable lesson: Communicate, don't just talk. Another benefit to Twitter, theres no fluff. I don't have to weed through endless applications, updates, news feeds, etc. Not that there's not a time and place for all the meaningless time wasters on Facebook, there's just too much of them there. I get distracted. Every click leads to another click and before I know it, 30 minutes of my life is gone. I like logging in, seeing all the creative, direct tweets on one screen, and logging out. 5-10 minutes, and I'm done. With all that said, I am still a fan of Facebook, I'm just a bigger fan of Twitter.