Fictional characters using social networking platforms are nothing new, but they can be a entertaining way for fans to share their enthusiasm.
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.
Ben Shneiderman: Creativity support tools
This is live blogging coverage of Ben Shneiderman’s colloquium today, entitled: “Creativity support tools: Accelerating discovery and innovation.”
Twitter utilitarianism
How do people use Twitter? Themes of marketing, news, networking and efficiency clearly provided the foundation of the service’s appeal. We’ve posted several specific examples of utilization that have appeared since last spring.