In my opinion...

This was something written by me in response to my friend's blog entry on Twitter (in which she compared it with Facebook). But first, this is what she concluded:

"In conclusion, Twitter is not a good communication or social networking tool, its functions are limited, it is also not a good representation of face-to-face communication and I feel that Twitter is not an appropriate avenue to post formal and serious information."

I think i might call myself an addict. I check both twitter and facebook several times a day as long as i have internet access. But i have to say they are very different platforms.
"Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages", quoted from twitter's website.
Hence it's not possible to just compared facebook and twitter directly since they have different purposes.

Personally, i like to keep my tweets private, sharing them with only "approved" followers. Keeping my twitter world intimate with just 35 followers compared to 700 friends in facebook. Facebook for me is to not lose contact with friends/acquaintances i made in my life while twitter is for me to communicate or share my random thoughts (as my day goes by) with only those whom i do not mind sharing my days with. Best, it's free! Most of my followers are my schoolmates and close friends. Sometimes, that's how we know what each of us is doing and feeling when we're not physically together. With a 3GS iPhone, i can tweet any moment of my day - whether with words, pictures or videos!

Lastly, i love the "trending topic" section, search engine and being able to follow news i want and having them on my page. I can easily just click a trending topic and i can see how people feel about the latest movie, latest scandal involving who, what, where, and definitely the latest news. I am able to follow the celebrities i like, get info from them first-hand about their day, their opinions on stuff and how they're feeling. Nothing beats that!