So you may have noticed a slight change in my blog format, I now have a Twitter window. So what is Twitter? Twitter is social networking or micro-blogging service that allows users to post and receive messages to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group. Here's Twitter's self-description: "A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing?" Like cell phones, email, and blackberries, Twitter is a tool that can either add value to your working life or become the perfect interruption machine.
Some of the uses for these micro-blogging sites are keeping up with the presidential candidates, getting media alerts from CNN, The New York Times, and the BBC. I’m sure if we search we would find one for ESPN and FoxSports. Who know soon we might be able to get WADOT updates via twitter.
As I observe the people that are using twitter, I have noticed that there are folks out there that just trying to see how many people they can be linked too. I have a few following me that are following over 30,000 different people. Now talk about obsessive. I see where the Snohomish paper is following me, possibly because of my name but probably just because I listed Monroe in my profile and they want me to subscribe to updates from them via twitter. CNN is in the top 10 of the most followers. Yes there is a site that tracks the top 100. What a distinction check out the Twitterholics .
Some of the uses for these micro-blogging sites are keeping up with the presidential candidates, getting media alerts from CNN, The New York Times, and the BBC. I’m sure if we search we would find one for ESPN and FoxSports. Who know soon we might be able to get WADOT updates via twitter.
As I observe the people that are using twitter, I have noticed that there are folks out there that just trying to see how many people they can be linked too. I have a few following me that are following over 30,000 different people. Now talk about obsessive. I see where the Snohomish paper is following me, possibly because of my name but probably just because I listed Monroe in my profile and they want me to subscribe to updates from them via twitter. CNN is in the top 10 of the most followers. Yes there is a site that tracks the top 100. What a distinction check out the Twitterholics .
As for my own experience, I am enjoying it but then again I enjoy communication and I am making new friends along the way. I have downloaded a neat application twhirl on to my desktop that is like an IM window that allows me to track everyone that I follow and easily create post. So checkout it out it just might be fun.
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