The blogosphere has been twitterfied
Paul Holley
Issue date: 5/1/09 Section: Features
By Paul Holley
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924182578@gsc.edu
The blogosphere has changed drastically with the invention of micoblogging. While time constraints and lack of material might keep you from typing an entire entry for your blog, micro blogging now makes the update process simpler.
The service that has revolutionized microblogging is Twitter. It is an online social network that lets you update your micro blog with a 140-character (maximum) update. It's basically blogging in a text message. Users also follow fellow Twitterers and enjoy the ultimate way to keep tabs on your friends and their activities.
If you imagine your Facebook status update and the updates of your friends, that is what Twitter specializes in. Users respond to the simple question, "What are you doing?" Since you wouldn't send an email to all your friends telling them that you are currently studying in the library, and they might not have texted you to ask what you were doing, you can simply post on your Twitter, "In the library studying." All your followers will then know where you are and what you're doing.
But Twitter is more than that. It is more than just random people posting random tidbits of information about their day. It has become a way to release the most current news, weather, and business information for many corporations.
While I was searching for companies who use Twitter regularly I found several interesting results. ESPN has a Twitter and they send out multiple updates called Tweets per day. Starbucks, Netflix, The Weather Channel and Apple computers all have their own Twitter feeds as well.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Athens Banner Herald, New York Times, CNN and Fox News all use Twitter to release breaking news headlines and they attach links to the stories on their websites. Some state governments even use Twitter to update their followers on legislation and news around the capitol. The Twitter profile georgiagov has 191 followers.
Not all Twitter activity is serious business though. Inside jokes, quotes, and random facts are common to appear in my Tweets.
I've even been able to keep track of some of my favorite photographers and bloggers through Twitter as they post Tweets about new projects they are working on.
Twitterers are able to update and receive Tweets with their mobile devices if so desired. In fact, Twitter seems most often to not be used from the website. Applications for devices like the iphone or desktop widgets for your laptop allow Twitterers to Tweet from wherever they are with more ease.
You too can follow my Tweets. Create your own free account at twitter.com and find paulholley and start following me.
I'm not sure that I have completely figured out Twitter yet but I'll keep Tweeting away for the world to see.
Photo Editor
924182578@gsc.edu
The blogosphere has changed drastically with the invention of micoblogging. While time constraints and lack of material might keep you from typing an entire entry for your blog, micro blogging now makes the update process simpler.
The service that has revolutionized microblogging is Twitter. It is an online social network that lets you update your micro blog with a 140-character (maximum) update. It's basically blogging in a text message. Users also follow fellow Twitterers and enjoy the ultimate way to keep tabs on your friends and their activities.
If you imagine your Facebook status update and the updates of your friends, that is what Twitter specializes in. Users respond to the simple question, "What are you doing?" Since you wouldn't send an email to all your friends telling them that you are currently studying in the library, and they might not have texted you to ask what you were doing, you can simply post on your Twitter, "In the library studying." All your followers will then know where you are and what you're doing.
But Twitter is more than that. It is more than just random people posting random tidbits of information about their day. It has become a way to release the most current news, weather, and business information for many corporations.
While I was searching for companies who use Twitter regularly I found several interesting results. ESPN has a Twitter and they send out multiple updates called Tweets per day. Starbucks, Netflix, The Weather Channel and Apple computers all have their own Twitter feeds as well.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Athens Banner Herald, New York Times, CNN and Fox News all use Twitter to release breaking news headlines and they attach links to the stories on their websites. Some state governments even use Twitter to update their followers on legislation and news around the capitol. The Twitter profile georgiagov has 191 followers.
Not all Twitter activity is serious business though. Inside jokes, quotes, and random facts are common to appear in my Tweets.
I've even been able to keep track of some of my favorite photographers and bloggers through Twitter as they post Tweets about new projects they are working on.
Twitterers are able to update and receive Tweets with their mobile devices if so desired. In fact, Twitter seems most often to not be used from the website. Applications for devices like the iphone or desktop widgets for your laptop allow Twitterers to Tweet from wherever they are with more ease.
You too can follow my Tweets. Create your own free account at twitter.com and find paulholley and start following me.
I'm not sure that I have completely figured out Twitter yet but I'll keep Tweeting away for the world to see.
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