Twitter is one of those new Web 2.0 applications that is used extensively by people within the industry but hasn’t really found mainstream acceptance as of yet.

Part of the reason for this is that the concept for those not familiar with it is a strange one, and the appeal can be hard to comprehend. Step forward this YouTube video guide to Twitter in plain English.

We’ve already seen a guide to online photo sharing made by the same guy, and now he has done the same for Twitter. It certainly clears up a lot of the confusion.

Twitter is now being used as a tool for news making and news breaking, but at its core is still a way for friends to connect with each other. Hopefully this video will help its popularity grow.