Twitter Junkie
Yea, I'm really starting to enjoy it. The pundits, blowhards, friends, family, etc etc. There's lots of fun stuff and it feeds my insatiable appetite for information.
But really, what a neat communication platform. It's only become real valuable to me with the third party apps through the api. I don't particularly like the website interface and when I originally got on the service, I couldn't stand the constant stream of text messages. But I've got it all under control now. More on that in a bit.
The great thing about Twitter is the real time access to what is going on in the world. There are sites I view, blogs I read, e-mails and IM's with friends and colleagues. Twitter falls into the IM and e-mail category. It's real time reactions, but not just to a select person. It's available to everyone who is "following" you, or whomever you allow to follow. Suddenly instead of waiting to read something in my RSS reader after it happens, I get a short message from someone who just saw it.
There's also access to people you wouldn't typically ever see. For instance, Jim Long, aka newmediajim. Jim is camera man for network television. He's typically covering the President and political happenings in DC. Every so often you'll get a message from him about a breaking news story he's getting ready to shoot, or even the one time the President made a surprise trip to Iraq where all their communication gear was confiscated for a period of time for the safety of the President. Where else would you hear about this stuff as it happens?!
So, what's my Twitter setup like. Quite simply, I'm either at my desk or on my iPhone. At my desk, I use an application called Snitter to get updates, reply, post etc. It's a great app that works well and looks good. On my iPhone, there's 2 options. If I'm casually viewing and posting, I use www.hahlo.com (hat tip to Gavin). One of the most powerful and potentially annoying features of Twitter is the text messaging capability. You can link your Twitter account to your cell phone, as I have, however I almost always keep it toggled "off" so I'm not bothered. But, if I wanted to receive messages, all you have to do is send a text saying "on." Simple as that.
Jump on. Follow me. Read my feed to see what I'm reading and start to follow whomever is interesting to you. Twitterholic.com is a top 100 Twitter user list that's a nice jumping off point to find some people to follow.
See you in cyberspace!!
But really, what a neat communication platform. It's only become real valuable to me with the third party apps through the api. I don't particularly like the website interface and when I originally got on the service, I couldn't stand the constant stream of text messages. But I've got it all under control now. More on that in a bit.
The great thing about Twitter is the real time access to what is going on in the world. There are sites I view, blogs I read, e-mails and IM's with friends and colleagues. Twitter falls into the IM and e-mail category. It's real time reactions, but not just to a select person. It's available to everyone who is "following" you, or whomever you allow to follow. Suddenly instead of waiting to read something in my RSS reader after it happens, I get a short message from someone who just saw it.
There's also access to people you wouldn't typically ever see. For instance, Jim Long, aka newmediajim. Jim is camera man for network television. He's typically covering the President and political happenings in DC. Every so often you'll get a message from him about a breaking news story he's getting ready to shoot, or even the one time the President made a surprise trip to Iraq where all their communication gear was confiscated for a period of time for the safety of the President. Where else would you hear about this stuff as it happens?!
So, what's my Twitter setup like. Quite simply, I'm either at my desk or on my iPhone. At my desk, I use an application called Snitter to get updates, reply, post etc. It's a great app that works well and looks good. On my iPhone, there's 2 options. If I'm casually viewing and posting, I use www.hahlo.com (hat tip to Gavin). One of the most powerful and potentially annoying features of Twitter is the text messaging capability. You can link your Twitter account to your cell phone, as I have, however I almost always keep it toggled "off" so I'm not bothered. But, if I wanted to receive messages, all you have to do is send a text saying "on." Simple as that.
Jump on. Follow me. Read my feed to see what I'm reading and start to follow whomever is interesting to you. Twitterholic.com is a top 100 Twitter user list that's a nice jumping off point to find some people to follow.
See you in cyberspace!!
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