All Atwitter about Twitter

Twitter reminds me of using the phone when I was in junior high school: "What are you doing? " "Nothing. What are you doing?"

On the other hand, I thought it was rather exciting when the folks at the unfortunately defunct FOX show "Drive" did a running commentary on Twitter during the show's two-night premiere, writing about some of the production challenges and answering questions. I loved the immediacy of it and think something like Twitter might prove useful if you're looking for virtually on-the-spot anonymous feedback.  At a badly-run or boring event? Use your smartphone to post a comment and perhaps the event managers can save the day. Yawning through a lengthy speech? Mention something on Twitter and maybe the speaker will get the 3-minute warning.