TwitVote proved the Twitter community to be pro-Obama. I suppose I’m no different. He gets my vote tomorrow for what he inspires our nation to be.
Kids and Technology
I am a big fan of transparency and the ability for sharing to enhance your life, but I am not comfortable gambling with my son’s identity. A balance needs to be struck.
A brief history of microblogging
Microblogging—the term given to short status messages reporting on the details of one’s life—arrived on the scene as a major communication channel in March 2007 when Twitter became the hit of the South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. The young company set up large screens to display content provided by conference attendees, who signed up for the service in droves. Site creator Evan Williams didn’t invent communication through text, but his company did construct a scaffolding that gave new power to short messages.