I still find Twitter confusing

Does anyone else find having a conversation on Twitter to be frustrating and confusing? In terms of design and usability, it seems that the site falls far short of what you'd expect a modern social media experience to be. I'm just going through my notifications now and it's never immediately apparent what you've already replied to, what's read and unread etc. Then there's the "view conversation" and "view more in conversation" which expand and collapse things in a way which is totally baffling. You'd think they would have made the whole thing more user friendly by now. 

I do not use Twitter all that much because there really is not much to say. Most importantly there are several features that are critical to ..... {Sorry, I have reached the 140 character limit} 
 
 

sharke
I don't know, I think the character limit is one of its good features - it forces you to get to the point 
 
I get into discussions with people on Facebook and find myself writing mini essays. It's not good. 

+1 Couldn't agree more. (I was mostly joking in my 1st post, sorry)
 
Seriously, I like Twitter but only if there is very interesting comments/links to share, particularly media content.
 
Go to Help section (click on your tiny profile pic, top right menu) there is a lot of useful information. I found it easy for example; embedding Twitter feeds on my site.
 
 

I think knowing basic features such as, posting, sharing, re-tweeting, adding to favorites is enough. I don't usually reply to private messages and very cautious of external links. That's all you need to know, keep it simple and be alert.
 
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Facebook anytime. Tweeter I don't get - I do have an account which I created to enter giveaways a few years ago. I practically never use it.

This forum is a form of social media.

UbiquitousBubba
I never claimed to be smart.

I'm sure you did, I just can't find it in this cacophony of seemingly unconnected random posts. Or at least someone said they were smart, but I'm not sure who was replying to whom.

I'd rather have hashbrowns than a hashtag.