I began loving Twitter - once I muted the tedious narcissism | Adrian Chiles

Late to the party, I am still mainly lurking, but the microblogging network is illuminating and far from the open sewer I was led to believe I had never been on Twitter but I'd heard a lot about it, chiefly three things. First, that there is funny stuff on there; second, there is interesting stuff, too; and third - the main thing - that it is a sewer of vileness. I thought I had better take a look. I picked a pseudonym or nom de twit or whatever you might call it, sought advice on a few good fol...