TWITTER:"POINTLESS BABBLE"OR PEERIPHERAL AWARENESS+SOCIAL GROOMING?


	TWITTER:"POINTLESS BABBLE"OR PEERIPHERAL AWARENESS+SOCIAL GROOMING?

ellington

8-18-2009 5:00 PM

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8-18-2009 6:01 PM

boniface

Twitter is pointless. I really don't need to know whether or not someone had a good BM.

8-18-2009 6:06 PM

wiganfootie

Twitter is a load of rubbish just free advertising for so call celebrates,

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