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Still getting used to this whole keeping-up-with-Twitter thing.  While I realize its worth and appreciate that it’s free publicity, I can’t help but notice that it appears to be a congregation of businessmen and –women promoting their own projects.  So I’m wondering how many people use the site who aren’t actively promoting their own business, blog, etc.?

I’ll admit:  I have 2 accounts and both are for my own websites.  @Wild_Magnolia for my Etsy shop and another for my Examiner.com column.  I do actively try to post about things I enjoy, share links of interest, Re-Tweet and ponder relevant thoughts (key here is “relevant.”  Let’s face it: no one cares what I had for breakfast.), but find it hard to constantly be updating on a regular basis (as some people do 8 or so times a day!).  I actually do find the site helpful, but a lot of what I click on are links from like-minded individuals and tips on marketing and publicity.  Still, it’s fun to browse around when I don’t mind it eating up my afternoon as I jump from one link to the next.

So let’s hear back from everyone:
Do you have a twitter account? If so, what do you use it for?  (feel free to include your @name with your comment!)
If you have a business, do you find that Twitter is a successful and worthwhile site to use?
If you don’t have a business or site to promote, how often do you actually click on the links that your followee’s post?

Curiouser and curiouser.