In recent days I noticed the hashtag “#whyitweet” going around. For a fleeting moment I was curious but paid no mind to it at the time. On my walk home I thought to my self (the joy of an online marketer is to be constantly thinking about work) “hmm, why do I tweet?”

You have to know that on my way home I pass a church, huge building that takes up an entire block. As I was passing this enormous church I noticed that people were heading in for a community gathering in support of a women’s networking event (um tempting, but no)…since I was already thinking about Twitter and why I am part of that community, I started to think that Twitter is quite like a church (minus the oppressive priest bit)…think about it, we confess just about anything through Twitter.

I am no longer part of any church community but I can see the draw for some people…to be part of a community where you can (ideally) openly share thoughts and have open and honest discussions (…maybe Twitter is more like therapy?).

So my conclusion is this, I tweet because I enjoy being part of a community (cliche, but true). Not so much because I want the attention or desperately need someone to listen to me (that’s what my cat is for), but rather because I am part of a movement (2.0 style). I tweet for social change, awareness, educating others and myself. I love to learn new things and to meet new people, and Twitter is that venue. It’s a realm to network and share information, with an ease of access like no others out there.

Why do you tweet?