i don't have a rant against twitter, but rather against the people who bash twitter without really knowing what they're bashing. YES I'M TALKING TO YOU MYSPACE ADDICT WHO ONLY USES CAPS TO WRITE. it's okay when *I* use all caps, but not you. you go away.

so you're hearing about twitter on the news, or on the INTERWEBZ, and you're curious. you must be up-to-date on all things tech, so you go check it out. you're a regular on myspace and facebook (and are updating both manually, snort, but that's another issue).
so none of your friends are on twitter, because they're equally lame, natch, and so you're already uninterested.
you sign up for an account, and in 2 weeks, you have 3 followers. clearly this twitter-place doesn't know who you are.
after following ashton kutcher and your next door neighbor, you have found their tweets weird and not-about-you, so you come to the conclusion that twitter is a facebook-wannabe, and not nearly as cool, since there are no pictures of you and hot girls. how else will you show the world how cool you are?

let me fill you in on a little secret. twitter was twittering before facebook was. that status update segment on fb? that's twitter's brilliant idea.
i know this because my uber-tech-savvy husband and my equally-tech-savvy-and-hot-girlfriend were twittering before demi and ashton were.

another awesome twitter feature? you don't have to follow the same people that follow you. it's a one-way deal, which instantly turns you off because you think everyone should follow you, because you're vain, ego-centric and self-obsessed*. which i realize all mean the same thing, but they bear being said in 3 different ways, because you're SO MUCH SO.

i once read "facebook is for people you know, twitter is for people you want to know." this couldn't be more true. look, i LOVE facebook. keeping in touch with friends and acquaintances, seeing their lives, vacations, kids, and drunk photos... i can't get enough.
but twitter is a different platform, with different people, and a different agenda. sure you can tweet about your daily life, but you can also read ideas, thoughts and links from people who are truly insightful and open to this amazing new way of sharing themselves.
for instance... some of the people i follow include politicians, a random smattering of celebrities, fellow bloggers that inspire me, groundbreaking individuals, and just overall freakin' funny people. i have even made a few local twitter-friends, simply based on how much i enjoyed their daily thoughts.

this isn't a place where you 'friend' someone based on their photo-shopped myspace photo. i'm flattered and all, but i ain't gonna friend you because you saw my photo and you "THINK WE SHOULD CHAT CUZ YOUR HAWT AND YOU COULD SHO ME A GUD TIME IN HTOWN."

this is a place where if your thoughts and ideas are interesting enough, you gain followers. you are forced to be something other than a pretty face. which of course i am, but i want to be more. whoa, that might have branched into full-on egotistical sarah-mode.

if you don't want to join twitter, no problem. but when i read "twitter is for people who have no lives", coming from the person who is ALWAYS on facebook and has uploaded 1200 pictures of them in front of a private jet, or in a limo, or holding your grey goose bottle at a club...

i kinda sound angry today huh? that's me needing a drink, because it's friday, and because you twitterhaters ARE MAKIN' ME CRAZY.

*i also have said characteristics, but since this is my blog, i'm allowed.