I’ve been really pleased to see all the buzz in the press around Twitter lately (albeit not always positive), and at least my ‘offline’ friends now remotely know what I am talking about when I mention Twitter… well kind of!

I am however a little sick and tired of hearing that Twitter is going to kill Facebook … I don’t think so!

Twitter is a micro-blogging site used by people who blog and whilst it may be growing and getting tons of coverage at the mo, it is not mainstream yet. I would even go as far as saying that it will never be mainstream.

A friend of mine played with my Twitter account the other day, and simply didn’t get it… ‘Why would you want to tell people you don’t know what you’re up to?’, she asked.

For most people, Twitter doesn’t make sense: why would you want to write in only 140 characters, and why would you want random people from Texas following you and replying to your tweets? We live in London, right?!

Facebook I still love you

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Facebook is a reflection of the real, offline world. It allows you to flick through crazy pictures of that cool night out of your school friend, showcase cool pics of your travels, but most importantly your friends who live in various countries are just a click away.

A picture tells a thousand words

Below is my best friend’s Facebook travel diary. His Facebook page is the guardian of his memories, but it is also his only connection to us. One word to describe Facebook: powerful

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I’d love to hear from people who don’t use Facebook so much anymore – is Twitter really impacting on the way you use Facebook? Would you say that Facebook is redundant? Will Twitter kill Facebook?

You can also read our post about last week’s Sunday Times scandal on the Shiny Red blog ;)