Most people are aware of Twitter, a microblogging system that allows users to post short entries (or “tweets”) of 140 characters or less, similar to text messaging on a cellphone. I use the system myself, as does this blog (via Twitter Tools).

However, as Twitter grows in popularity (even celebrities use the damn thing now!), I’ve noticed that many users have completely missed the point of the system.

Twitter was designed for people to post short entries, hence the 140-character limit. That does not mean someone should spam their Twitter feed with a slew of consecutive entries over the course of a minute or two! If someone has that much to say all at once…that’s what a blog is for.

Spamming their Twitter feed pushes their followers’ list of tweets further down the page, as well, so aside from being counterproductive, it’s also rather rude. What makes them think they’re more important that anyone else? Keep it short, or get a blog. It’s that simple.