Twitter

So I started using Twitter.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, mostly tech podcasts, I am a geek, remember? And most of the tech-geeks on these podcasts talk about Twitter. So, I had an account set up from ages ago, I thought I’d give it a try.

Right now, I am twittering, or is it tweeting, to 2 people. Some random person I don’t know, and George Nemeth from Brewed Fresh Daily (Hi, George!). So I am basically tweeting to them.

I am following three people: George, Andy Ihnatko from the Chicago Sun Times, and Merlin Mann from 43folders.com.

Twitter, for those who don’t know, is an easy channel to push out information about what you are doing at the moment. There is no back-and-forth that SMS or IM allows. This is just a vehicle for putting out info like: “@the coffee shop having the best mocha ever”; or “sitting on my couch watching Lost”; etc…

You follow other Twitterers (or Twits? Tweets?), and other people follow you.

When you post that you just saw George Clooney at Starbucks, it is posted to the feed. When a fellow tweeter posts that they just bought a new iPhone, you see it on the feed.

I think if you get a good group of interesting people together who use the service regularly, it can be an interesting way of communication, without the, well, communication.

If you want to give Twitter a try, visit http://www.twitter.com. You can find me at http://www.twitter.com/alphabet/