Is Twitter useful?

Absolutely. At first it might sound like you're shouting into a void, but once you start having conversations, it get's interesting.

If it ain't useful, why are so many people using it?

Depends on what you want to use it for, but I think part of the beauty of it is that it has many useful applications. You can meet people in your industry, follow your favorite celebrity, use it as a customer loyalty platform by talking directly to them, some people even use it to find jobs or dates. The key to me is that you choose who to follow. If they start to bug you, then the unfollow button is just a click away.

I know some people can't live without twitter. It's much more faster to tweet than it is to open up their email clients and type in all those fields just to send a sentence of text.

Nope, tried it once and it makes u feel like you have to be connected to the internet all day.... not how I want to live my life...

As lame as this sounds I sometimes use it to get my news.

Follow me so i can let you all know about my fabulous life! What better way to generate buzz about myself, what I'm thinking and doing... whenever i want! Tweet atcha!