<p><pre><code>  &gt; Not really because they stare at the feed only to find something that then lives somewhere else.
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Maybe not. When I want to jump in to @fat&#x27;s stream of thought and humor for a while i read his twitter log, scrolling thru dozens of tweets.<p>For me, twitter is for a few things: connecting with folks in a cold-call way; learning of trends and new ideas in my areas of interest; getting to know someone.