Do I need to Tweet? Really?

Thing 27, Twitter.
I read the thing, and a couple of articles, and saw the video, and still ask myself do I really need to Tweet? The guy on the video said he is on Twitter about 4 hours a day! I think this is what is wrong with technology today. Four hours on the computer could be spent with some face to face contact. He has 5000 friends online, but when was the last time he went out for coffee with a friend, his brother, or on a date? Really?
I had one follower, and I read her messages, and none of them were of interest to me. NASCAR and American Idol/Idiot is what she was commenting about. Big deal, I don't care. Maybe if I found some pages with things that interest me...but I don't want to spend the time, checking messages, responding.
I read one of my favorite blog pages, and she felt the same way. She didn't see the point and didn't want to spend the time.
She had already done the first 23 Things, and liked them. But this second set seemed less helpful for work applications. So far I agree, though I did not work on the first 23 things. Maybe I should go back to that list and work on it on my own.
Two things I want to explore since I have work applications for them already are: a) A delicious page and B) Googledocs. I will work on these on my own, and blog about them later.

Sorry about the rant. It is good to know what Twitter is, since people are talking about it. And if you get a group going on a project, or have similar interests, it would be helpful, so I guess I will keep my account for now. But I'm not sure how to use it at work yet. It kind of feels like junior high school all over again, trying to get in with the "it" crowd. Oh goody, to be awkward and 13 again!