Twitter as a primary means of communication?

Barry and I were just discussing the notion of using Twitter as a means of communication. It seems that we’re not alone:

It’s amazing that in this age of Twitter that people still send email. I hate email. I hate direct Tweets. I hate Facebook messages.

If I want to get a hold of Mike, for instance, I know that writing a Tweet about him will get his attention far faster than email.

Scalable communication.

–Robert Scoble, in Twitter Tweets, public tweets

Very interesting. Very, very interesting. Twitter becomes a primary means of communication. More later.

The Social Programmer