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I went serarching through past tweets to see where I had eaten lunch recently. I only saw 3 results. I knew i had posted more updates than 3, so I went to search google for my twitter handle and the keyword lunch.  Google found 11 results. And strangest of all… there was no overlap in tweets. I expect Google to not have every single tweet I’ve ever posted, but I kinda expect twitter to have all of them searchable.

Anybody else notice these search result abnormalities?

I use twitter to:

get news: I follow several of the google business news updates as well as wine, advertising and tech news.

make friends: Since my interests vary from motorcycles, wine, internet marketing to music, I find myself following people with similar interests. It’s cool to chat with people around the world.

communicate with friends: Along with new friends around the world, I even have some friends in real life who I like to update and stay updated on.

communicate with professional network: Being an interactive marketing professional in Kansas City, it makes sense to get acquainted and  chat with fellow twitterites in the area.

give live updates: Sometimes if I go somewhere and I want to try to entice my friends or make them jealous, i might do some updates or even some twitpics of the good time.

get live updates: There’s always something going on and always someone on twitter willing to send updates.

get opinions of friends: the thing about twitter is if you’re registered, chances are you like giving your opinion.

allow non-twitterers to keep tabs on me: My wife is subscribed to my feed on her iGoogle page and my in-laws know how to get to my profile… so I gotta watch what I say.

So, why and how do you use twitter?