I am in favor of good ol' fashioned engraved wedding invitations (which you actually don't see much any more). But I am biased.

Besides, who needs Twitter when we have the Soooo thread ??

I had the same thought here a few months back.

I use Twitter a lot. I get updates on basic things, plus use it to promote my own blog. I know a lot of others that use it for promotions or alerts. Yesterday while in LA I was able to get some information just by asking the cloud a question.

Sean Bonner wrote a good post on how he uses Twitter (and it has links to other Twitter based articles)
The LA Fire Department uses it to alert of fires, and used it a lot when we had the wildfires.

Nano-blogging or Micro-blogging as it has become known as is the way things are heading. While message boards are fun and informative, the on the fly conversations and events seem to be catching on.

While it is having its growing pains, I think it will survive. I wrote a post on my blog about it yesterday in fact. The only other one I use regularly is Brightkite

Once more GPS enabled phones are out, I think location based social networking (like brightkite) will really take off. It also helps with the geo-tagging of pictures and events.


I know a lot of people who are frustrated with Twitter, but also know too many people to try and get everyone on another service. And posting the same updates on multiple services gets really old to those who follow you on multiple services. I have tried others.
Each of them has its own purpose.
Pownce is good for sharing files and music, but not as good with the text updates.
GO!TeamInternet is just too much to set up and doesnt seem fluid to me.
Even the new ones like Plurk are bound to run into issues as they get more users. I really don't like the feel of it either.

To follow me on any of those, check the link on my site under "Social Networking"

You can chose who you get updates from, and also which of those updates you get to your mobile device, if you so chose. Also it is real easy to turn the mobile updates off/on with an "off" or "on" text message.

Twitter would actually be great for Disneyland updates. Create LoT account and update where the group will be, or anounce an impromptu Swanking. The updates can be locked so only those approved can see them. Direct messages can be sent to those who are being followed also.

my $0.02

I think I need to avoid twitter as I don't trust myself enough to resist the urge to sneak a peak at my phone during a meeting so I don't miss a € one liner.

Seriously - and I often skip reading that thread and barely post in it, so what does that say? heh

Isn't that was NotAfraid is for?

Considering my recent el jay rant about the inanity of facebook, something tells me twitter isn't for me.

I am intrigued by some of the applications Fej lays out. My original inquiry stems from reading an article on Google looking to the phone becoming the most common tool for accessing the internet. Twitter seems uniquely designed for "phone browsing" though both MySpace and Facebook have greatly improved their mobile interfaces.

I'm still at odds about the willfull loss of privacy - and wonder when the google earth integration and cell phone GPS will let you see your friends moving about a virtual globe in real time. I haven't check out all the links yet, but it seems that's already in the works.

Perhaps I'm also attracted by the fact that I've started and ditched a half dozen blog entries in the last week and like the idea of distilling things into a series of real-time one-liners. Of course, we all know some people's writting is more compelling than others, and my self consciousness might prevent me from keying in 140 characters that seem dull - I have a facade to maintain afterall.

Anyway, still on the fence, but maybe when I get my new cell phone I'll add this to my list of applications.

12:15 - took a giant poop

3:45 - changed my tampon

4:15 - Embarrassing burp in front of a client

7:23 - Thurston took a giant poop

9:34 - Thurston peed