Is it twittering or tweeting? Plus, Twitter is not for sale

[BirminghamExaminer]

Excerpt:

Today on ABC's "The View," Twitter's founders, Biz Stone and Evan Williams explain the correct verb usage for using Twitter. While they are "okay" with people using the term, "tweeting" to refer to sending out messages on Twitter, the correct usage is "twittering."

Stone and Williams explain to the women on The View explained how they conceived Twitter and where it's future is going.

There have been rumors and speculation about Google, Microsoft and Apple buying Twitter recently. Twitter isn't making its founders any money right now. There is no advertising revenue.

Barbara Walters asked Stone and Williams if they were thinking of selling to Google, Apple or Microsoft and they answered unequivocally, "no."

See the video and article here.

[HelenWheels]

1. Maybe I just don't get it

Twitter seems like an exercise in minutiae. Sounds like fun for teenagers but kind of time consuming and dumb for adults.

[Book Lover]

3. If you find a purpose for it, it's great

I tweet with a group of other book artists around the globe: we show unfinished work and ask advice, etc.

If all you have to say is dumb stuff, then of course Twitter will be filled with that. Fill it with smart, clever stuff, and Twitter will be smart and clever. Simple, really.

[BirminghamExaminer]

4. It's good for information if you follow people you're interested in

For example, I follow NYTimes, BBC, AP, etc., and get news stories just like getting stories coming across the wire in the old quickly dying newsroom.

If you're into babies you could follow baby stuff. If you're into books, you can follow book people. It's just a way of sharing information. It's not a social network.

[DJ13]

2. Stephen Colbert called the past act of using Twitter

"I Twatted".