"Twitterpated" or Twitter-hated?

I’ve spent about a week messing around with a new Twitter account, and I must confess it is pretty cool–perhaps I’ve become “twitterpated.”

(See this video if you don’t get the joke above)

On the bottom of the homepage is a quote from Nicolas Carr, calling Twitter “the telegraph system of Web 2.0.”  I can’t agree more.  Twitter is a great way to get a short message to hundreds–or even thousands–of people in less than a second.

Twitter feels like a meld of the instant communication features of IM (AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN) and the social networking aspects of Facebook.  While you can update your status, it allows for replies and side conversations between you and all of your friends.  Twitter goes beyond text updates though–you can embed pictures and video in your tweets.  Don’t forget another great feature–you can take Twitter with you on your phone!

As I was poking around and looking into some background info on Twitter, I found a site filled with Firefox plugins to make any “Tweeting” experience easier and more enjoyable. I’ve found several of these tools make Twitter even more awesome for myself–Now I don’t have to have the Twitter tab always open while I browse the web.

I like Twitter, and I can see myself replacing my Facebook and AIM account with it in the near future.  It’s an all-in-one solution for those who crave instant communication, collaboration, and media-enriched web content.