Twitter: Still Not Getting It

I've tried Twitter. Repeatedly. And each time, I shake my head and wander away elsewhere on the internets, unable to figure out just what the appeal is behind Twitter. 140 characters? I struggle sometimes to limit my blog lengths to something people will actually read instead of just gloss over. All Twitter is to me right now is a collection of Facebook status updates without Facebook.

I'm sure I must not be getting it.

Therefore, would one of you out there mind explaining to me why it's the bee's