Couldn't have said it better myself. Twitter has changed so much about how I do things. I've gained a ton of new friends, landed many strong professional contacts, helped me work on brevity (some would suggest that to be a weakness of mine but I dunno...) and most importantly, Twitter has provided an outlet for me to share ideas and work in progress with a massive community of people that are professional and in academia alike.

The coolest aspect of Twitter to me is that each user develops their own social circle. You self-police your followers, and in turn this manages (mostly) who follows you. I've refined my circle to be made up of almost entirely animation/VFX/3D artists as well as tech people. Now I have a crowd of like-minded people that understand what it is I do, and when I post work or ask questions, I get GREAT feedback.

I'm anxious to meet up with people I meet on Twitter. Cliff, it's going to be a pleasure to share a beer with you in Detroit. I can't wait for SIGGRAPH, where I'll meet Chris White and many other graphics Tweeps that I've been in contact with for almost a year now. The opportunity for strong friendships is always ripe on twitter.

And for a guy who's generally very introverted about doing such a thing, Twitter has allowed me to openly network and meet many interesting new people. That, by itself, is powerful.