Whether or not Twitter is of educational use, it's certainly a fascinating thing.
I suspect it takes the place of "chatting" for more than a few; it's a bit like virtual small talk, or like a water-cooler conversation, spread across the hours and the miles. It's brevity makes it non-threatening to access and contribute, and also lends itself to being succinctly insightful or inane. Which is probably why many have a love/hate relationship with it (or Facebook, etc.)
If properly focused around topics of relevance, I think Twitter (or something similar) could really be helpful to educators. For the hundreds of things within our roles which require feedback, a tool like Twitter could actually make it happen, as it demands brevity. The amount of feedback would almost certainly increase...
Of course, this does not ensure the quality of the feedback. Do we really communicate without true dialogue...the give-and-take, question-and-answer of conversation? I suppose this remains to be seen...
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