Tango Bango

I use Twitter because:

1) It helps me feel connected to the web in small doses. Scanning headlines, picking the best bits out of the news based on the people I trust finding it and spreading the word.

2) I enjoy the humanization of people. Everybody from industry thought leaders to celebrities, to close friends. I enjoy seeing the multiple dimensions people have that I wasn’t a part of before Twitter.

3) I enjoy being connected to multiple communities. Being a web girl who plays a lot of MMORPGs and virtual worlds, manages a community for a living, rides horses, supports equal rights, has a passion for homes and design, loves food…etc. etc. - Twitter has helped be a part of all those communities at once. Easily.

4) Twitter has actually IMPROVED my social life (imagine that). Because of following a local bar, I know the latest beers on tap. I stay on top of the awesome indie bands playing at the club down the street. I know when the wine bar around the corner is doing half off tastings. I know when there is an art festival. I know where my friends are, and I can send out a simple “Hey, I’m hanging out at X if anyone wants to join me.”

5) The people. I’ve made friends, improved friendships with others, networked with people in my industry, had conversations with people I never would have dreamed of.

6) When it’s my birthday, 200+ people wish me a happy birthday. It’s freaking rad. ;)