Since signing up for Twitter last week, I've come to see what all the talk is about regarding the Twitter service. Twitter is everywhere in the media today. I've found a lot of people on it, but there are still many that have not seen the usefulness of the application. In trying to convince people to sign up, I've heard the following rationale: "Why would I want to know about what someone is doing at this very instance?" or Ricky Tam's way of putting it, Why would I want to tell someone I'm taking a crap right now?

For that, I would just say that it is more amusing and addicting than you think it is. And if you give it a chance now, you won't be late to the game as you might have been with other services in the past. Consider previous services and the excuses people had for not jumping on. Eventually people sign up, but way too late.

Facebook: "Why would I want to friend people online and write on a virtual wall?"

Cell phone: "I don't want to be reachable at all times. It's so inconvenient."

AOL/ICQ Chat: "Can't I just pick up a phone if I want to talk to someone?"

Email: "Typed messages are so impersonal. I'd rather just handwrite all my notes or call them on my house phone"

Motorized carriage: "My horse gets me around just fine, thankyouverymuch."


Can you think of any others?