Twitter has been making headlines for weeks, fueled by a celebrity powered media frenzy. With Ashton Kutcher beating CNN to 1 million Twitter followers last Friday and now even Oprah Winfrey joining in – Twitter is surely bracing for the Oprah effect.

So is Twitter over-hyped or the future of electronic communication?

Don Dodge has written a great set of posts covering the phenomenon:

Many are saying Twitter has “jumped the shark”, is overhyped, ruined, and will never be the same.

Guy Kawasaki calls it “the most powerful marketing tool invented since TV,…and it’s free.

If you feel inspired by all of this and decide to start tweeting, perhaps first check out the Top 13 Twitter Don’ts published by PCMAG.

I’m still on the Twitter sidelines, trying to figure out how to possibly manage another information channel blaring at me 24×7, but just in case I reserved a spot.

I’m curious to hear other peoples thoughts on Twitter and how they use it, so please chime in.  Comments, tweet or emails are welcome.