I’ve just found out that my sister is on Twitter.
Do say hello to her – I’m sure that as a press officer for a big charity, she’d love to hear how they can be using Twitter and other services to engage people in their stuff.
Twittering
Twitter in slides
Marvelous explanatory presentation by Paul Bradshaw about Twitter – share it with the unbelievers!
Boris isn’t listening
Boris Johnson has hit Twitter! Marvellous. Only…
As of the time of typing, Boris isn’t following anyone. Also, ‘under the auspices’? Jesus wept.
Compare this to 10 Downing Street’s much healthier use of the service:
Twitter doesn’t work as a broadcast medium. Someone ought to tell the Mayor.
What is Twitter for?
Whenever I mention Twitter to anyone who wasn’t previously aware of it, the first question they ask is always ‘What is it for?’
Like many social web services, it can be difficult to explain the concept of Twitter. I find it is best to respond with another question: ‘Well, what is talking for?’
‘Er, telling people about stuff. Asking questions. Finding out what’s going on.’
That’s what Twitter is for, too. It’s just like talking.
TwitterHack
Twitterhack is a new blog I have started. And it’s horrible.
I hate ads on blogs, and this one has lots of them. It even has ads in the RSS, and the RSS isn’t even full text!
Here’s why I have inflicted this abomination on the world: I found myself writing – or wanting to write – more and more about Twitter as different stuff came to my attention, but didn’t want DavePress to become overwhelmed with that sort of thing.
Also, I’m kind of interested in how ads can be used on websites, how how you can use metrics to find out which bits of sites people visit and where they are most likely to click on the ads. So, why not turn my new Twitterblog into an ad experiment too?
So, if you are interested, feel free to sign up for the RSS or just visit TwitterHack now and again. But don’t send me emails telling me it’s horrible – I know it is!