1. It is a sign of growth. You will see the infamous “fail whale” when the Twitter servers are jammed up with people tweeting. The image should just be a reminder that there are thousands of other people trying to do the same thing that you are.
2. It reminds you that you value the service. I am not suggesting that downtime is good, but you only miss Twitter when it isn’t available. If you are using Twitter you must value the service, or you would not be using it.
3. It is not necessary to life. There may be some of us that feel addicted to Twitter & think that we couldn’t live without it. However, at the end of the day Twitter downtime has not yet killed anyone. It isn’t that big of a deal. Just send a tweet of relief when Twitter gets everything up and ready.
4. It is a free service. Lets face it: Twitter is free. You don’t pay a single penny to use it. You are not subjected to dozens of adds on your Twitter profile, & there are many free 3rd party apps that will update your Twitter status. Twitter continues to gain in popularity as many corporations, small businesses, & individuals begin to use the service. we all need to appreciate the freeness of Twitter because you can use Twitter to promote your blog, podcast, or business.
08.04.09 at 4:00 am
Twitter is growing and growing.
I am just now getting the concept of twitter however. It has this cult like following and ways of communicating. Is it not really just a glorified messenger with stats?
I have my obsession though, blogging, writing and posting in forums. So, the twitter obsession, is warranted. As are all trends and technical tools. Look at Myspace and Facebook. Everyone has that friend that comes over and ask “Can I check my “MySpace?”