Twitter

Some people have asked me what in the world Twitter is. Well, to be honest before August 27th I had no idea either. We were meeting with a couple who have decided to partner with us in ministry (see Partner Profile: Bill and Karyn Ward) and they couldn't believe that I had never heard of Twitter.

Some people refer to Twitter as microblogging and other people as status updates on steroids. Whichever way you want to refer to it doesn't matter.

What Twitter allows you to do is to maintain relationships across large or small distances with many people simultaneously by alerting them to your thoughts, activities, ideas, or plans. When you post a new 140 character (about 2 sentences) update, the people who are "following" you on Twitter receive an update either to their computer, cell phone, or other device that alerts them to your ideas, activities, or thoughts. You can also share links to interesting articles or other information on the web.

Interested in learning more? Check out Marc Pitman's article about Twitter and its benefits for those working in the non-profit sector. His comments are also quite instructive for anyone in my opinion. Enjoy.

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