What is it? Twitter is a community of friends and strangers from around the world sending updates about moments in their lives. Friends near or far can use Twitter to remain somewhat close while far away. Curious people can make friends. Bloggers can use it as a mini-blogging tool. Developers can use the API to make Twitter tools of their own. Possibilities are endless!
At first I thought it was rather silly and sat with a high I-don't-care-what-you-had-for-dinner factor, but I'm actually beginning to see it as a moderately useful communication tool. Updates can be sent via the website, text messages, or various 3rd party applications and are limited to 140 characters.
I'm basically filtering my twitter updates to my personal website as a form of micro blogging. I haven't been away much since using it and am mostly just exploring the possibilities but I can see this as an interesting way to post updates while abroad. What does it take to send a single text message every day while away and keep friends/family/readers up to date of interesting observations or experiences?
The real trick is not posting mundane crap and keeping it interesting. Like I said, still playing around with it myself, just wondering if anyone else was using it.
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