Twitter in plain English

Updated on March 11, 2008

After hearing it from The Corner and getting some thoughts from others, here is what I have done.  I am using the FireFox add-on TwitterBar that allows you to update your status (or post a link) on your address bar.  Then thanks to LW, I added the TwitterSync Facebook Application which updates your status w/o the messy "Twittering . . ." thing at the beginning of the status.

[h/t: Introverted  One]

I have many friends who Twitter.  I have never really gotten into it all that much as I am much more inclined to use the Facebook status updater.  I must admit though, I do love hearing about what folks are doing.  I know some people don't care about such mundane things as where you are going, what you are eating or *gasp* a nugget of hysterical wisdom that may pulsing through your brain at a particular moment . . . but I do.  So I follow a bunch of folks via IM and feel like in some what I am staying a little more connected.

Not sure if I will start using it again, but who knows.  In any case, I will still enjoy following others.  And hey if you want to follow me, here is MY TWITTER PROFILE.

If you are not sure that all this is about, here is a quick video from Common Craft.

Comments

[Toby Sterrett]

Heh, nice post. There's nothing quite as meta as Twittering about a blog post you just wrote about Twittering.

For the record, my usage is pretty much the opposite - I love to use Twitter, and I just let it automatically update my Facebook status, which I hardly ever manually set. The best (maybe worst to your productivity, though) is using an app like Twitterrific so you can get your friends' Twitters throughout the day and respond through a small little app. You're right, every once in a while you'll get a little pearl from someone that'll make you laugh or think a bit more than you would have otherwise.