Superficial Intelligence

Twitter has been around for a while now. I have been reluctant to join for a long time. I didn't really see the value of it. But this week, I decided to give it a chance. I will try it out for a few weeks and see how it turns out. There are few reasons for giving it a try.
First, one of my reasons for blogging is to create a social presence. It is in my interest to become an active collaborator and contributor in the web community. For this, I think it is necessary that I establish a social presence. That people can recognize me. It's an important step to building credibility in this particular community.
Second, Twitter seems to be used by many of the authors of blogs I read daily. Even webcomic artists use it. Twitter provides a better way to get a gist of how they think and what it takes to be an influencial person like them in this community.
Third, I just want to see what all the fuss is about. Twitter has become very popular and there must be a reason for that. I may not know what it is exactly, but that is exactly what I intend to find out.
If you're interested in what I have to write in Twitter, check out my Twitter RSS feed at: http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/14465965.rss
What are your thoughts on Twitter?