When It Works, It Works

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When people talk about uses for twitter, the conversations tend to remain abstract. Statements like "twitter is useful for finding information" lead to other statements about "the power of the Network;" and this devolves into other generalizations with equally dubious utility or meaning.

And it's understandable; when Twitter is useful, it's often useful in subtle ways; it's difficult to describe how one has slowly become more tuned in to a range of topics via a gradual process of fleeting, informal interactions.

At the risk of diminishing the event by using it as an example, I'd like to point out a conversation that shows a concrete event where the medium made an immediate, positive difference for people.

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Dave and Bonnie - glad to hear things are settling down.

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