i use twitter primarily for consumption. im not one to thank those following me. per my model, i assume im somehow adding value as they are consuming what im tweeting.

that said, i wanted to take a little time to thank all of those who im following. i really and truly enjoy diving into seesmic desktop (my new desktop twitter client of choice) and feeding on my twitter stream. i primarily follow industry (web) folk, VCs and angels, economists, journalists, and media. i also follow some friends around the country and some colleagues, friends and acquaintances in town (columbus, ohio).

i depend on my stream to a) provide great links to things im interested in: web, technology, economics, politics and current events . the stream ive built does this phenomenally. they are people who want to be on top of things, who NEED to be on top of things, who truly believe in horizontal sharing of information and the incredible results of realtime sharing and conversation. b) provide a diverse perspective. my stream is composed of some incredible people in different walks of life, in different parts of the country and world, working on and interested in myriad things. the information and topics im exposed to because of them allow me to be a more balanced and learned person. [ *** IMPORTANT NOTE - 2 key realities of the twitter-dynamic surface here 1) the access to people that twitter provides - i can consume (even if im not interacting with) thought, conversation and information from people i otherwise would not have access too and 2) the nature of twitter and the BIY stream actually creates a push model (to me) so that i can access tons of info without digging through what i now (i didnt used to) consider a smothering volume in a RSS reader ] c) just be flat out interesting. seriously. the people i follow are observant, curious, innovative. links and important information aside… i love reading witty, insightful, hilarious tweets. they remind me that people are thinking, that life is happening to everyone, that there is a human condition (as fractured as it may be) and that people do notice the things that i do.

twitter isnt for everyone (individual or company), but its definitely for me.

so, thanks, people i follow, for being interesting and deciding to share.