Coronation Tweet?

Phenomenan raises its head in the Rovers but is quickly slapped down by Betty the 90-year-old barmaid

Being an avid fan of Coronation Street (and proud to admit it) I was amused to see Twitter make its first appearance into the Manchester-based soap.

Sophie Webster was standing at the bar reading out from her phone how the tram lines had repoened after THAT fateful crash, but bemused Betty could not understand how she knew all about it.

"Two of my friends work on the trams and they are tweeting about it on Twitter," replied the pouty-lipped teenage temptress.

"Twitter? What on earth is that?" came the reply.

When Sophie explained what Twitter was, the incredulous nonogenarian said: "What is the point of that?"

Attitudes like that Betty, will see you quickly swept away in the social networking tsunami that is gripping the country.

I'd stick to making hotpots and earwigging on everyone else's conversation if I were you.