I still like Twitter. I do not feel any shame about posting 140 characters from time to time at http://twitter.com/aboyer. (Or as they say…. @aboyer)
However, a line must be drawn. When you go to an industry party, you put your name and company on your name tag. You DO NOT put your Twitter name. I’m sorry, I have to simply insist that putting your @address on your name tag is just weird, and a tad creepy. Put it on your biz card, your email signature and your blog if you want. But your name tag is for your name. If we are at an event and you have @MyTwitterURL on your name tag, I will have to ignore you. That’s just the way it is. I have to set a limit to how far Twitter is allowed to spread. Thanks for understanding.
if people could take the "twit" out of twittering, it might not be so bad. I find it largely white noise.