Twitter and Microblogging
Are you a texting fiend? If so, this website is for you. Twitter.com is one of the "new kids on the block" and seems to be making waves in the technology world. By using SMS technology, Twitter allows you to send updates to your "followers" from your phone directly to theirs. One "tweet" (text message) will go out to however many people are signed up to follow you. If you're familiar at all with Facebook.com and how their status update feature works, this is basically the same thing, except it goes directly to peoples' cell phones. In essence, this allows you to do what many are coining "microblogging" - there is a 140 character limit which basically allows you a couple of short sentences per "tweet". But the advantage is you can do from anywhere you are able to send text messages.
You'll notice I've added in the right-hand sidebar a list of my 5 most current "tweets" - you can follow along that way if you'd like. Or you can click on the "Follow Me on Twitter" link on the bottom (or just click here) and that will take you to my Twitter page where you can sign up to follow me there. I'm still getting used to it, but I can see the potential for a tool such as this. Just make sure you cell phone plan includes unlimited text messages - or else turn off the phone notifications before you sign up to follow anyone. That would be a nasty surprise in the mail!
Looking back, I think it was like five minutes, but that is still quite fast. Helps that I have your blog and twitter feeds on my iGoogle page, and that's the first page I see when I go online in the morning.
Posted by: Carla | February 11, 2008 at 03:44 PM
"Meth of the blog world"... I like that, Stephen! Yeah, it's definitely one of those things you have to keep a handle on - just like blogging! Thanks for the link love.
Posted by: Jeremy | February 07, 2008 at 09:39 AM
PS - you're linked!
Posted by: Stephen H. | February 05, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Twitter is awesome, but it scares me a bit. Ultra addictive...it's sort of the Meth of the blog world.
:)
Posted by: Stephen H. | February 05, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Geez, Carla - you scared me this morning for some reason when I saw your comment. If I did my math right, you left your comment about 2 minutes after I did that Twitter post from my phone... Even I was shocked for a second at how quickly this all works and people can respond! This will be interesting... Have a safe move - sorry I won't be able to help! :)
Posted by: Jeremy | February 01, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Ok, we could use some help packing and moving. Could you swing by California on your way to Louisiana? ;)
And yes, I'd wanna hear about WiFi in your car. Interesting. So is this Twitter thing... Interesting.
Posted by: Carla | February 01, 2008 at 10:03 AM