So I decided to take a look at twitter today as some people in my company have been spouting it as of late and I have to say that I found it to be wholly lacking.

I do not mean to insult the service, I think it definitely appeals to a certain segment of users and hard-core marketers/networkers, but from a nerd/techie point of view, I just feel it’s a huge step backwards.

Think of all the widgets, flash, blogs, social media, and other heavily graphic intensive stuff out there. In fact, go to many of those sites that exclusively uses things beyond text. Now, go to someone’s twitter page–do you not feel as if you’re back in the early 1990s chatting on mIRC or TELNET?

Yes, I can definitely understand the ease of its use and the ability to post what you are doing from your cell phone to the twitter page anywhere around the world–if this was back in the 1990s I can definitely say this would have been revolutionary, but in today’s world where even a forum is considered passe, I am amazed at how some simplistic and downright antiquated ideas can be brought back to life through the use of an interconnected world.

I must say, if twitter would get itself fully out of the 1990s by allowing one to post pictures, videos, and music  from my cell phone,  then that would be something!

… Oh wait, that’s right, it’s called a blog.