Sadly, abuse by the anonymous is the name of the game on Twitter

I STARTED taking Twitter seriously 579 days ago. I know that because Twitter keeps records.

Sadly, abuse by the anonymous is the name of the game on Twitter

Everything I’ve sent is stored and is available at the touch of a button to anyone. It’s even available on their mobile phones.

I’m not as prolific as many — in 579 days, I’ve sent out 371 tweets, which is four a week, on average. Some of the people I follow send a tweet every five minutes. I’ll send a message with a link to each column I write, to start a discussion.

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