Julia,

> OK, that one looks somewhat more interesting than some of the Tweets I see
> dumped to LiveJournal.

Thank you (if you're referring to my twitter feed). I try to remember
that the people who are following me (there are a little under a
hundred, with some falling off and new ones replacing them over time)
are an audience, so I write with them in mind.

> Then again, the less interesting things are in response to other Tweets,
> and the person Tweeting the most is engaged in discussions with other
> folks.

In my experience, the least interesting tweeple are the ones who use
twitter as a kind of public instant message with their friends. Every
message is a reply to someone else, and they often look something
like:

@boogerbrain *Yawn*
@mesopotamia That's what she said!
@fooboo Was that thing actually _on_ your plate?
@noobee If you say so, but actually, I like em crunchy.

I wonder if these people have anything at all to say on their own...

There is a hierarchy of engagement on Twitter in which following is
worth one "point", replying is worth more -- maybe two to five
"points", and retweeting is maybe double that again. I don't think
I've been retweeted. Not bleeding edge enough, I guess.
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