OK, so I get the premise of Twitter, but at the same time I don't. While I don't have many important things to do, I know that I do have more important things to do than to subscribe to a Twitter feed. I don't have a Blackberry or a phone w/ Web capabilities. I check the news when I need to: Every few hours I'll check out the Chicago Tribune, Lawrence Journal-World or Kansas City Star to learn what I need to. I see Yahoo's homepage every half hour or so. So, Twitter, what up? What's your deal?
Furthermore, per Mindy McAdams' post about the future newshound, does Twitter provide location-specific feeds? Say I live in Kansas City, Mo., or Lawrence, Kan., or the boondocks of Nova Scotia, can I find feeds from my area? I'm curious. Sell me on Twitter. I dare you. (Also, you can subscribe to my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/parkeral.
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One of the most fascinating features of Twitter, to me, is the ability to track keywords. If you track, say, your favorite band, you can find some neat Twitter-based buzz you may not have otherwise heard.
Text "track word" where "word" is the keyword to Twitter to begin tracking. Text "untrack word" to stop tracking that word.
OK...but I feel like that means I'll get notifications every time some says "I'm listening to Wilco," or "Going to see Wilco," or "Roger Wilco."
I like to think of myself as a forward-thinking individual, but I just can't grasp Twitter as a function that is that useful. Anyone know how many users worldwide it has? I'm trying here, folks, I really am.
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