Twitter and micro-blogging
March 12th, 2008
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Twitter is something I struggle to describe. It's often been referred to as a micro-blogging tool.
I discovered a short video that does a pretty decent job of describing twitter:
I'm a Twitter user. I use it to follow a number of people whom I've never met and never spoken to. These people have proven to be a tremendous source for information and interesting links.
Twitter is being used quite a bit at SXSW (the conference mentioned in the last post). People are sharing information on talks they're watching, upcoming events, places to eat while in Austin. It's become a tool for increased participation and social networking. Because Twitter users can get updates direct to their phone things like "Ron's giving a talk on Video Blogging in 5 minutes in Suite B" can lead you to find things you might otherwise have missed.
I'm not sure if there's a way for Voluntary Planning to employ such a tool, or even if it would make sense for us to. Part of the challenge with newer technologies like Twitter are identifying best practices as there aren't a whole lot of examples of how to best employ such a thing.
I discovered a short video that does a pretty decent job of describing twitter:
I'm a Twitter user. I use it to follow a number of people whom I've never met and never spoken to. These people have proven to be a tremendous source for information and interesting links.
Twitter is being used quite a bit at SXSW (the conference mentioned in the last post). People are sharing information on talks they're watching, upcoming events, places to eat while in Austin. It's become a tool for increased participation and social networking. Because Twitter users can get updates direct to their phone things like "Ron's giving a talk on Video Blogging in 5 minutes in Suite B" can lead you to find things you might otherwise have missed.
I'm not sure if there's a way for Voluntary Planning to employ such a tool, or even if it would make sense for us to. Part of the challenge with newer technologies like Twitter are identifying best practices as there aren't a whole lot of examples of how to best employ such a thing.