So, since a couple of weeks there’s Twitter

Twitter is a community of friends and strangers from around the world sending updates about moments in their lives.  Friends near or far can use Twitter to remain somewhat close while far away.  Curious people can make friends.  Bloggers can use it as a mini-blogging tool. Developers can use the API to make Twitter tools of their own. Possibilities are endless!

You can send updates in three ways: send a text message from your mobile phone, type a message from the Twitter site, or instant message from AIM, Jabber or Gtalk. Start by texting the word help to 40404 if you’re in the United States.  For international Twitters, use +44 7781 488126

In a couple of blogs I saw Twitter, but didn’t pay much attention, then I saw Robert Scoble talking about Twitter, in this post and this post

After reading some stuff about Twitter I decided to take step, created an account and started Twittering .

First thing I discovered was the header of the site: “A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!” Ok that makes sense to me :-).  I like the idea of Twitter, a multi-channel approach, and you have to be short in your answers, there’s a text limit of 140 characters. In this way you can any-place, any-time with almost any-device send an update to Twitter.

Although it’s a nice concept, I still have the one question, why is it so popular? I have no time to use it,  a regular job, a blog, a private live, and way too many communication resources. Is Robert Scoble pushing the community to use it?