My story won’t fit in 140 caracters, so I’m putting it here. In October 2006, just after PodCamp Boston I, Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) and/or Christopher Penn (@cspenn), the PodCamp founders, told me about Twitter. I signed up, poked around, and wasn’t sure why I would use it.
In February 2007, C.C. Chapman (@cc_chapman) raved about using Twitter to tell friends about being stuck in Memphis with his family. People like Jeff Pulver came through with hotel, car, and pizza. OK, I thought, I get it now, and started using Twitter on March 1.
I was still baffled by the stream of useless "lunch" Tweets, even writing a blog post about instant burnout. I challenged people to entertain me, and folks like Steve Coulson (@gideontelevision) and "The Diva" (@thedivarockin) complied. I haven’t looked back.
If you’re on Twitter, who is your Twitspiration (heck, what about Utterli)?
Mobile post sent by DougH using Utterli. 
Replies. mp3
Wow, I didn’t know I helped inspire you. That’s pretty damn cool to hear.
And I agree that GideonTV keeps me laughing too.
My boss, @chipgriffin, encouraged us to try it, but really @sarahwurrey was the one who coaxed/cajoled/badgered me to jump in…
:-)
Jen
[…] 2007, I started to see some of these friends get some real utility out of twitter (see this post for a very brief […]