Almost 1/2 of all Twitter is pointless babble!

Now thats what I call news.

Finally some vindication that social networking outlets really are a waste of time (and money). A recent study by Pear Analytics has shown that 40.55% of all posts on Twitter is actually just pointless babble that really accomplsihes nothing. The whitepaper (found here) has other interesting tidbits concerning the content (and context) of twitter posts.

 In my humble opinion - the majority of tweets are complete waste of time and resources. Lets face it - unless a company is generating something newsworthy or setting the bar for anything - is there that MUCH worthy of twitting? Most small to mid size companies specialize in a central product or service, really just how much 'relative' information can be posted FREQUENTLY?

If you use Twitter for commercial purposes (aka non-personal/social) what percentage of posted data would be considered "babble"?

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I've been involved in Internet technology since the early 90's. I started by running a BBS, then FIDOnet (precursor to todays e-mail). This in turn lead me to start one of the world's first HTML based BBS with Internet technology. Prior to moving back to hometown WV in 2004, I was a developer for numerous companies, including Fortune 500 firms, dot com 'darling' companies, and AOL's public web site (non-member side) inlcuding having completed many sites for the Federal government including the EPA, FCC, NIH, and the USDA. I've worked on massive challenging sites, with a teams of developers, programmers, all for one single site and I've worked in companies where I took manula web site production from several weeks to just hours creating 2-5 new sites a week using automated tools , many with e-commerce capabilities.

Its been an exciting career for the past 15+ yrs or so. Sure, I've stepped on toes, I've hit the perverbial glass ceiling too (in a previous job),  I've seen trends come and go (heck I may have even started a few). I've made some people a lot of money, and I've seen people put their entire life into a web site. I was there at  the beginning - where were you?

I've learned to tell what works for companies and what doesn't. The internet is not one size fits all, as social networking is not for every company. Technology is not the challenge. Almost all the internet technology suitable for everyday business is off-the-shelf, the true challenge is change. Change involves education, implementation, and adaptation.