When it comes to social networking sites, resistance is futile.

Even the most technologically handicapped of us have a MySpace profile, a Facebook account and a resume on LinkedIn. Soon, everyone will have to add one more to the list – a Twitter.

According to their Web site, the idea behind Twitter is to answer the question, “What are you doing?” Your answers, or “tweets,” are displayed on your profile. You can also follow other users’ updates in your home page.

The site was founded in 2006 and has begun to pick up steam within the past year. In the span of 12 months, the number of unique visitors to the site increased more than 1000 percent, according to the Nielson Wire.

I know most students on campus scoff at Twitter. They say they have too many social-networking sites to keep track of as it is: adding one more is ridiculous. They complain that Twitter sounds dumb. It’s nothing but status updates, and we already have that

on Facebook.

I will concede that the addition of status updates to Facebook and the founding of Twitter were only months apart. Given that I have yet to read or write an interesting status update, I can understand why many are hesitant to embrace the site.

However, Twitter has taken the concept of status updates further than the confines of what you had for breakfast or what you’re doing this weekend. Thank goodness it did, because honestly no one cares about how great your cereal tasted this morning.

For me, the site isn’t about my boring life, but the information I can access. There are thousands of interesting and useful Twitters, written by people from all walks of life. If you have any Google skills, you can search Twitter to find everything from homework help to happy-hour specials. The site provides real-time information on any subject you can think of, and I’m quickly learning how to take advantage of it.

As a graduating senior, my biggest priority is to find a job. But with the economy in its current state, I need more than a pretty portfolio and interview skills. To help with the impossible task, I’m following a handful of recruiters and top professionals in my field. I can keep track of where my field is going based on their tweets and better position myself for a job.

I’m a news junkie, but I don’t have time to read everything on my favorite news sites. Instead, I follow CNN, “The Honolulu Advertiser” and “The Onion.” I receive breaking news in the form of a short headline and a link to the full story. Other top news Twitters include The “New York Times” and ESPN.

I don’t know about the rest of society, but I have always wanted to know what Sean “Diddy” Combs is doing every second of the day. With Twitter, I can be a member of any celebrity’s entourage without leaving my apartment. Some of Diddy’s favorite things to post include “PTwitty” questions of the day and ending every update with, “Let’s go people!” Ashton Kutcher, John Mayer and Shaquille O’Neal are a few celebrities that also seem to update Twitter themselves, while Britney Spears’ updates are probably from her publicist.

In all seriousness, you need a Twitter. It’s not just status updates – it’s everything you want to know in 140 character-long blogs. Find a job, get your news and stalk a celebrity. If Sen. John McCain has one then you might as well sign up for one, too.