It has been a rough stretch for Twitter. Despite another influx of funding, continued downtime and issues with terms of service policies served as a final straw from some members of the community. Where Twitter seems to have held off Jaiku and Pownce, it is an uber-aggregator of microcontent—FriendFeed—that has become the destination of choice among disgruntled twitterers.
What we do all day
One of the benefits of homeschooling is the fun. I get to watch the kids explore, create and of course, direct their own movies. Ever since attending an unconference tutorial with Zack “Legend” I’ve been eager to record snippets of our fun on youtube, but was hindered by limited memory (of the computer) and an [...]
Phoenix Landing
We had the boys stay up a little past the start of our nighttime routines to watch the Mars Phoenix probe land on Mars. Or, more precisely, we watched Science Channel’s live coverage of the NASA engineers who made it happen.
Threatdown to Touchdown … Bears
Antwaan Randle-El can do anything. Even score a touchdown against a bear.
The Short Story
I took a moment to accept copyblogger’s challenge to write a story in a 140-character tweet. There is still time to enter the first Twitter Writing Contest. Compose your story, and then post the link on the copyblogger site as a comment by 5p Central on Friday, May 23.
Tweeting Authentic
At this time last year, Twitter was just a blip. Today, it is a legitimate and effective way of connecting to others. On Friday, Larry Chiang posted yet another list of how to leverage Twitter for marketing purposes. I worry about strategies for tweeting that don’t start with being authentic.
The Lights Go Down
We have entered a new age of Twitter utility. From simple bedroom lights to houseplants to historic bridges, the inanimate is coming alive in the form of tweets to alert and respond to user interactions.