I just don't get it. Every time I hear a new story involving twittering, tweeting, twoting, twirping and the like I shake my head in baffled confusion. I wish someone would explain to me why they follow people, and also why they want people to follow them. What purpose does it serve to send a message to followers that says, "I'm at Target"? Likewise, why would you want to know the daily happenings of someone else? SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME! I enjoy reading about the lives of celebrities in People magazine, which I purchase every week, but even *I* can't bring myself to a place where I want or need to know their daily, minute-by-minute meanderings. The reason this is on the forefront of my mind right now is because I read on the internet last night the story of Conan O'Brien and the one person he decided to 'follow'. Sarah Killen had three followers BC (before Conan) and now has over 20,000. Whaaaaaaaat? Huh? Are people now following Sarah because Conan might tweet? If that's the case, and Conan does tweet Sarah, does that make the rest of the thousands feel like he is talking to them as well? Is that why they are following someone named Sarah that they don't even know? SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. Please, I'm begging here.
