I often complain that Twitter can feel like one big promotional page, but I do love it too. Once, I came home from my daughter's soccer practice feeling really low b/c all the other moms had stood in a tight-knit circle and talked while I sat on the outskirts, feeling really badly about myself. I expressed something about this on Twitter and was blown away by the number of people who gave me an online back pat. It made me realize how much these "virtual" friends really are there for me, to pick me up when I'm low. And that is definitely inspiring and even worth sifting through all the Twitter parties at times.