Microblogging, Twitter and the Big Deal

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What is a [[microblog]]? At the time of posting this, I have an experimental microblog on my site powered by Twitter (I have the username Sketchee). Microblogs are just short posts and updates limited to a very very small number of characters. You can text a quick thought right to your phone about whatever you like. I've been hearing about it everywhere. Everyone makes it seem so revolutionary, but it's such a simple concept. It'll take time before I get used to the idea and find out how useful it really is.

Why is this supposed to be interesting? When blogs first emerged, they tended to have diary and journal type of entries. While many of those blogs still exist, blogging as a medium has moved into topical and reader-centric type writing. Many of the twittery microblogs are being used to quickly get out the latest news and really useful information.

So join up, follow your friends, and when posting try to think about your audience. Some folks I thought to follow right away were Will Pate, Amber Mac, and Leo Laporte. And of course you might want to follow me too. I'm just starting out too, so drop me a note here or there if you're using it and how your experience has been!

For more information if you really want to start making the most of it, take a look at The Beginner's Guide to Twitter.