But lately, everyone has been jumping on the bandwagon and having their Twit-turn. That's great, because the more the merrier. I too have now joined the followers of @stephenfry, @rustyrockets, @wossy, @iainlee, @schofe - all prolific celeb twitters and all making me laugh with their one line wonders.
But it seems to me that one trend seems to be emerging with certain followers. You see a one line tweet and click to see what the thread was, only to find that the follower is obsessed with replying to celebs and trying to entice them into replying back.
Of course, yes, following someone as hilarious as @wossy or @stephenfry, you want to join in the fun, want to say your piece and it WOULD make your day if they commented back.
But reading through some people's Twitter pages, this seems to be their only reason for living. Constant, endless replies to people ... and it becomes obvious that they are the celebrity Twitcher; watching celebritities and trying to say something clever or inane enough to illicit a response.
Sad, really.
And yet, for the people who scoff at Twitter and can't see its point (and yet are still obsessed with updating their Facebook status daily) - the story of the skiers in Verbier who got lost and separated from each other whilst out on the slopes, where one of them has been saved by a combination of i-phone, Twitter and Google maps, well, somehow it makes the addiction all worth while. I just hope the other lost skier is found.
And so, I am now off to tweet this blog, as all good Twitterers should do!!
