There is nothing I love more than being able to know news, facts and just plain information before everyone else. Hurricane Gustav has shown as a great example of what I’m talking about.

With the click of the mouse, I can give you updates on what the @redcross is doing as far as open shelters, how many people they’ve had register on their website as being “safe”; I can tell you which @homedepot stores are still open and if they’re getting more supply in anytime soon;

More importantly, fact-wise, I was able to tell my friends that Gustav had been downgraded to a Catagory 2 hurricane (@GustavLatest) before any local media outlets even annouced it. Doesn’t that further prove the purpose of Twitter?

I’ve had so many people say “Why would you ever use Twitter? It just like Facebook status? Why not just update your Facebook status?” - I’ve a hard battle to fight but I try my hardest to tell them “It’s so much more than Facebook status, its much like micro-blogging with a 140 character limit” - There are so many companies, news outlets, and people that share great information over Twitter that just wouldn’t be widely available without Twitter.

So, cheers to you Twitter.