You're Already Twittering, Ask Me How
I had a bit of an "a-ha" moment this morning. My wife and I have been using Google Talk to stay in touch throughout the workday ever since the service came out. It's been an invaluable tool to exchange quick details, like dinner times. And now that we essentially work for the same organization, real work has crept into our exchanges.
Early on, she started to customize her status message throughout the day, often with very funny observations on personal states of being: "Snacking." I started to keep mine fairly up-to-date too, inspired by her creativity. I generally reference the web project de jure in my own messages.
I've also noticed that a number of my librarian buddies have gotten in the customizing habit: "Busy - Off Getting Coffee." I find this sort of thing both mildly amusing and somewhat helpful.
So, there are obvious differences between customizing your status message on your chat account and keeping a twitter message updated (don't know what Twitter is? Have a Look):
- Twitter offers more lines of text for your message
- Chat systems, well, they allow you to chat
- And so on...
But Twitter didn't really get far past my hype filter until I realized today that I'm already twittering via my chat client. I'm now officially interested in trying out a little Twittering.