[LINK] The Battle of the Conferences.

[Sylvano]

On Thursday 07 May 2009, Tom Koltai wrote (on twittering in response to 
Stilgherrian):

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> Now add alcohol, and an easy chair, well then you have a social
> environment called a party - then Twitter is excellent value.
<snip>
> My contention is - only if you know the people tweeting/twittering

Interesting.  My initial foray into twitter is more like the experience of a 
large party with lots of strangers, some acquaintances and a couple of friends 
mingling, rather than a relaxed dinner party with close friends.

As you move about looking for people, you listen to snippets of conversations 
here and there, being bored by some and being drawn to others.  Occasionally 
you find that you stop to chat with someone and decide to move away to a 
quieter corner away from the music and babble to have a more solid chin wag on 
some topic of mutual interest.

Sylvano

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