With permission, I have copied Doug’s entire post about twitter, and why he thinks his friends and colleagues should use it. It is the perfect app for a particular type of messaging: real-time, short, broadcast. I like doug’s description: “a status message on steroids.”
A service you should use: Twitter
The background:
I have been using a service called Twitter for a while; looking to see if it is worthwhile. After several months I have concluded that it is a really cool way for people in my station in life to keep up with one another.
The product:
Twitter is a “micro-blogging” tool. Basically, it is like a status message on steroids. You can either IM to it, SMS to it, or log on to your account online and post what you are doing, how you feel or whatever else. Everyone that subscribes to you (add you as a friend) will get an update according to how they set up their account (either by IM, SMS, or whatever.). So, for instance you need help moving a friend and you have 20 friends on twitter–you send out a message to everyone and say “I need help this saturday from 9 to 11am moving a friend, please call me at XXX-XXXX for details” or “We are going to the Royal Kubo for Karaoke tonight at 6pm, all are welcome.” Everyone knows and anyone that wants to show up does so with minimal effort.
The Pitch:
I would like you to sign up for it at www.twitter.com and add me as your “friend.” THen we can be better friends and God will like you more. By the way, if you blog you can get one of the widgets on your blog, like I have (the grey box) pretty easily. So, please sign up right now. Now. Seriously.
