twitter to the pidgin

Ok - There's been little to think about after Torchwood this week so I have been thinking about Twitter.

I'm not sure I get it or indeed, if there is anything, to get - (I'm sorry Mike)

I think it’s a generation thing - or it could be because it is a relatively slow method of communication, I'm not sure which.

Don't get me wrong I love the idea, but following your messages almost seems like an invasion of privacy- that at times makes me grin :)

I have enjoyed Madame Zee - this I think is because she writes for public consumption.

Your own txt style is tempered (different to your blog) - is this because you are aware of twitter or because you know your friends will just get it? (It could of course just be coz you are a man!!) (Men say a lot more in fewer words) - You seem to say a lot with such a few characters to play with.

I find some peoples messages are much more (I'm stuck for what to say!) - Mundane - more ordinary statements - less poetic. Do you do the poetry on purpose - "House music bleeds from the ceiling..." It’s not quite the same as limericks but there may be a market!

Sam - I hummed and ha'd about the whole Pidgin thing and went for it two days ago - I was working on the theory that I could always delete it if I hated it! :)

I have to say it appeals quite a lot - it’s not as pretty as some of the other IM devices but it’s a tidy gadget that has been designed by someone who has a sense of humour (that appeals!)

I don't have hundreds of contacts but I will continue to play with it for a while (I suspect it may stay)

It’s got quite a cool spell checker and if you type as badly as I do that's a good thing.

If I am talking to more than one person the conversation windows are contained and you utilise tabs to move between them.

All in all it’s quite a neat gadget!

If anyone out there has any other life changing widgets, gadgets, blidgets or gizmos that promise to make my life better I'd love to try!!

twitter witter

If you blog hop you will have seen the latest gadget that mike has put on his blog.

Twitter.

Wikipedia defines twitter as:-

“Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates" (or "tweets"; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service, instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific. “

And Twitter tells it like this

What?
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Why?
Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, friends, or colleagues-especially when they’re timely.
Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know.
Running late to a meeting? Your co–workers might find that useful.
Partying? Your friends may want to join you.
How?
With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing. Or, you can stop following them any time. You can even set quiet times on Twitter so you’re not interrupted.

Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.

Ok curiosity got the better of this sheep and I had to follow as instructed.

It was late on Friday when I took my first look and I came away none the wiser..! and with only 140 characters - I guess it’s really for those that talk in short sentences :(

It’s easy to use and I love the twitter blocks purely coz I love a gadget (I haven’t worked out why it’s necessary but its cool) Visual 3D things always capture my imagination!

Has my life improved since I discovered twitter?

No of course not I spend 24/7 looking after my delightful 20 month old twins, so what can I possibly twitter about? I suppose that all means is, I don’t suffer with “information overload”

(Some would say that's obvious! - I lead a sheltered life!)

Maybe I’m at that point in my life where the voyeuristic tendencies younger people seem to have, have been quashed?

Ironic that we need is to clutter even our virtual space with all this junk!

If you need to check out my witter you will need to hop to “just a mum” – the si-fi babe in me couldn’t clutter Breeda-Prime with something I wouldn’t (except for curiosity :) ) bother with.