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Wanting to see what all the fuss is about, I joined Twitter the other day. What a crock!

First of all, it is one of the slowest websites I have ever surfed. I mean if you are going to run a popular website, at least get the server capacity to handle it. Tweeting is supposed to be a quick, fun little thing to do. Waiting five minutes for a page to load is not quick, nor fun.

Second, Twitter is filled with MySpace-type spammers, who follow you only to get a link to their site published on your profile page. Sure, you can block such attempts but it requires an additional action and you must be vigilant. I already update six sites and a Facebook account every day, I don't need to police a bunch of twits too.

Third, when I first joined, Twitter spammed me by suggesting a bunch of celebrity morons and I forgot to un-check them. So, I ended up "following" a bunch of fools I would never follow. And I can't get the idiots off my profile page even after I deleted them.

I am not sure why one needs (or wants) Twitter, if one has a Facebook status page and text messaging. I do not see what advantage Twitter gives anyone. Do you agree? if not, tell me what I am missing.