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Well they are strangers, but they are strangers with specific interests. I post about webdesign, tea and horror movies. So I got a lot of bloggers who talk about those things following me. That might not be important to everyone but the web design people are of specific importance because we ask eachother questions, and I get a lot of help and advice etc. Then people who read their blogs/follow their twitter follow me, opening up more opportunities for my future career. Knowing people in the business and networking is actually a big deal to me and I find twitter a perfect outlet for that.
At the same time as doing that, I also use it to keep me updated about things going on in my town. I follow a feed for local gigs, another that posts the highlights from my local paper. I follow to hear the top rated stories on digg. I follow a few entrepreneurs like Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose because they inspire me.
Other people who use twitter just to follow Ellen Degeneres or Oprah confuse me though. I don't care what Oprah eats for dinner.
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