“Like an old gold-panning prospector, you must resign yourself to digging up a lot of sand from which you will later patiently wash out a few minute particles of gold ore.” – Dorothy Bryant

Was she describing Twitter? :)

Dorothy, Dorothy, last month Twitter was a firehose ...

Twitter and Facebook keep my in-box from filling up with subscriptions.  A follow is a shallow commitment. (Twitter critics: adjust who you follow if you don't like the substance/noise ratio.)