I use it to follow news organizations and my sports teams and leagues that I cheer for. I also follow things like my local power company, highway conditions updates, and a few humourous feeds. I have twitter on my phone so I can easily check these things throughout the day. I get breaking weather, power outage updates and breaking news much quicker this way. I like to know what's going in the world so your mileage may vary.
Don't be scared of technology. I'm sure at one time updates through the telegraph seemed like it was all that would ever be needed.