"No one. And everyone". That single line pretty much summarizes what I think of my audience when I tweet, which I didn't do very often until recently. Since I use Twitter mainly for personal (or fangirling) motives, I don't really have a huge following. It is save to say that I have pretty much interacted at least once with all the people who follow me. We either share common interests (see fandoms) or these are people who I know "in real life". So every time I tweet, I don't really feel like the people in the video. I don't see myself as simply shouting random, uninteresting things (most of the time). I would describe it more as making a comment to myself, but at the same time hoping someone will hear it and give me some sort of feedback (reply, retweet, favorite).
I see Twitter as a very valuable tool. It is an easy way for companies, non-profits and news channels to reach thousands, if not millions, of people in under 140 characters. The immediacy and specificity that Twitter has helped entire political, social and humanitarian campaigns to be initiated and organized. Given this perspective, I think Twitter is an instrument that can be used multiple ways. From those of us who use it for personal purposes to those who use it in a grander scale, Twitter allows its users a medium to put their thoughts out there, wherever there might be. We can only hope someone hears our chirping and tweets back.
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