To tweet or not to tweet?

There are some interesting perspectives on the grey area between private and public consumption as regards our continued use of social media over at the New York Times.

I particually liked this piece from Susan Mernit ,former AOL vice president who writes

Is there such a thing as the overuse of social networking tools? Absolutely! The acquaintance who twittered one hour after her baby was born and the woman who twittered during her gynecological exam during a recent earthquake give a whole new meaning to crossing the public-private divide.