[mc32]

One of the darker sides of Twitter is that it's basically a mean adult version of 'Yo Mamma' jokes. Put downs, one upping and bringing to light unsavory things that should remain unsaid. It has some flipside as a substitute to RSS feeds, but I'd rather go back to RSS.

[gorgoiler]

A friend of a friend once took us along to a Yelp Elite meetup / party. It’s what I imagined a Twitter party might be like, along the lines you described, if Twitter had a way of collecting cliques together IRL and letting them socialize.

[chasd00]

I use to go-to IRC parties in the 90s. I remember my first one being a really odd mix of people. from button down conservative suit types to people literally having sex in the living room in front of everyone. the common denominator was a random IRC channel. it opened my eyes to the people behind the scrolling text.

[smsm42]

You can. Use Feedly or any of the analogues. Much more sites support it than you think. You don't need twitter... well, for basically anything.