The juggernaut that is Twitter

wordnetweb.com (Princeton, 2010) defines the word 'juggernaut' as:

- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way; a literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable

It would be the understatement of the century to say simply that Twitter applies. My incredibly reputable source (read: WikiAnswers) estimates that over 3 million twitter messages, or "tweets", are sent....PER DAY.

Per day.

Lets break that down. So every day of our lives, people are sending 3 MILLION tiny updates (140 characters max i think?) about their thoughts/feelings/news/lives/locations/etc. That's 3 million microblogs a day. Astonishing. I can't imagine what it would feel like to take little pockets of intimacy and personality and shove them out there into cyberspace. This constant connection with one's "followers" is unlike anything that's ever happened to us (from a techy standpoint). Its a step beyond texting because who can send a personalized message to their celebrity of choice? Not many of us.

HOWEVER, personal thoughts aside, I have been challenged to get on Twitter. Start tweeting. Become a..twit? Use words like t'world. Hmm...not sure how I feel about this. And so the experiment begins.... @katieleighnchas :) Tweet me.