After listening to many people, including my friends and tech gurus Kevin O'Keefe and Grant Griffith, preach the virtues of Twitter for a long, long time, I finally decided to open an account for myself to see what the buzz is all about. My username is @TheMacLawyer (fittingly enough), and you can follow me at twitter.com/themaclawyer.
Twitter is one of those things that is a little hard to describe to others. The short definition is that it is a micro-blogging service, but that doesn't tell you much. Twitter describes itself as "a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?"
To this point, I am still experimenting with how to best utilize Twitter, and the jury is still out. I have posted some personal views/opinions there, and I will post some blog/tech related items in the future. If any of my readers are on Twitter, please let me know and we can "follow" each other (in Twiiter-speak). I'll try to post here from time to time to let you know what I think about Twitter going forward.
Update 11-9-08: In the three or so days that I've been on Twitter, I've managed to pick up almost a hundred followers. So far, I think Twitter is pretty cool, and I'm enjoying the connections and interactions that I am having with everyone there. If you haven't done so, check me out HERE.
I recently joined twitter as well. It really is a very cool and informative service. There are tons of attorneys that communicate daily about all kinds of issues.
If you want to follow me Ben, you can follow me here: http://twitter.com/BlakeMBoyd
Posted by: Blake Boyd | November 06, 2008 at 12:39 PM
I finally joined Twitter a few days ago, and I'm having a tough time grasping its purpose. Why would a reader of my blog follow me on Twitter, when they could just subscribe to my RSS feed? I can see why closer friends might follow your Twitter feed to keep track of your comings and goings, but why would a stranger follow? I'd appreciate any insight you could offer...
Posted by: Bo Arfai | November 10, 2008 at 01:23 AM