Transluted. I'd like to know, however, why on Earth she's called "Twit-tan"?

From http://twitter.com/

葉月 said:
Transluted. I'd like to know, however, why on Earth she's called "Twit-tan"?

I think it's a reference to this app http://d.hatena.ne.jp/lynmock/20071107/p2 Also, os-tan is the name given to os characters, so I guess Twitter would be twit-tan.

why a cat?

Why a cat and not the failwhale?

MMaestro said:
Why a cat and not the failwhale?

Or, god forbid, some kind of bird?