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for me, it can be the greatest tool AND a time waster (not necessarily at the same time). It depends what’s on my plate.

Anything can be a time sink. It’s a matter of how we choose to use them.

Great tool to make quick connections and stay in touch. I use it to write short, little personal notes to prospects and clients.

Easy to get sucked into conversations that destroy your focus.

Just one more arrow in the quiver… It’s not a be all and end all solution.

It’s a great tool if you know how to use it; it’s a great time waster when the bloody thing is DOWN more than it’s UP! If they can solve that problem, it’s the ultimate micro-blogging tool.

As most have said, it really depends on the user. The signal to noise ratio can really vary. If Twitter is used by the “I had a ham sandwich for lunch” crowd, then it really is not very useful and a big time waster. However, forming relationships, strengthening your community, and trading insights makes it an extremely relevant great tool.

Found out about poll by following Lee on Twitter. In Seattle for SMX now on cell and made connections only possible thru Twitter. Can grow relationships yet wonder if some significant others experience Twitter estrangement from their active Tweeters.

Seems that Twitter is a bit of both, time waster and great tool for most people. In the end, it’s one or the other though, at least at the time and purpose for this poll.

Thanks to everyone who has responded and feel free to retweet.

I’m reminded of that old Saturday Night Live bit, “New Shimmer is a floor wax *and* a dessert topping.” Twitter is just a communication tool; if people choose to share what they’re having for lunch, that’s what it will be. If they use it to share ideas, network and communicate, that’s what it will be.

I just can’t believe you posted this survey on a day when I posted How to Use Twitter for Business: and asked the same questions! (Were you looking over my shoulder?)

Some people use Twitter wisely, but I’m tired of knowing when someone went to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone. I’m much more careful now about who I follow than I was when I first joined.

I think that it’s both a great tool and a time waster. I use Twitter for both gathering information as well as it’s basic social use. I will tweet about SEO and work related finds, but I will also tweet about my daily happenings. “What are you doing?” means just that. It’s great that people are taking it to the next level and using it to drop links and to relay industry related info, but to those who are complaining about tweets about the everyday, they have lost sight of the true purpose of Twitter.

Thanks for the Poll Lee, Personally I think it can be both depending on how you are using it.

I guess for me, Twitter is a pretty useful tool in making other people know what’s happening to you right on that moment..^^ plus it is very efficient and fast way to communicate with your peers..^^

It really depends on how you use it. So for me it is both ultimate time waster AND great tool.

Twitter is an awesome tool to make your business money. If used properly the sky is the limit!