Twitter and Twhirl

I have learnt so much in these past few weeks that I can hardly believe it and yet I know that there is so much more to learn.

I’ve been spending a litle bit of time getting to know Twitter and I found this useful description of it in one of Mike Filsaime’s emails which has helped me to understand it better and may give you some help too:

“Why is Twitter one of the most revolutionary communications tools?

Well, imagine if you combined the following:

- Blogging (Twitter is actually Micro Blogging)
- SMS text messaging
- Instant Messaging
- Chat Rooms
- Communities Forums and Social Networks
- Personal Email
- Email Broadcasting
- Search
- Viral Marketing

What would you have?

You would have the most addicting, most powerful, and most incredible communication tool ever made.”

Like Alex, Mike recommends that we get on and use it so I have been getting going with it – please follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HilaryDickinson and I will follow you back.  This is another great way to build our community and link with so many other people too.  Who knows where these roads will lead?

Mike also recommended Twhirl:

“I also HIGHLY recommend you install “Twhirl” (Google it)

Twhirl allows you to use Twitter more effectively, sort of like a an Instant Messenger Client like Yahoo Instant Messenger or AIM etc…”

I’ve just done that so now I need to use it and get to understand its features.  Mike also has other sugestions if you check out his tweets today on Twitter.  I need to go and follow those suggestions as soon as I can.

So much I want to do – I really must plan it all in to make sure that I don’t miss anything out.

I’m also now making a note of whose blogs I visit and where I leave comments so that I can go back and check if there has been a reply to any questions I leave – I was having difficulty remembering which blogs I had been to .  It is also a useful way of keeping track of where there have been good ideas and suggestions to follow up.

Anyway, I’m really looking forward to the future and here’s wishing us all an exciting and productive 2009.