All Atwitter
The problem with Web 2.0 stuff (applications? websites? help me out here, computer geeks) is that I feel like I have to try something out before I can decide whether I love or hate it. Generally, no matter how much somebody tries to sell you on something—say, del.icio.us, which I use heavily and evangelize endlessly—it just doesn’t work for everybody. With the three bazillion Web 2.0… things… out there, it seems like I have two bazillion ninety-nine dormant accounts.
So, yeah, I’ve joined another one to test out: Twitter. I’ve read several persuasive accounts of Why Twitter Will Change Your Life, but I’ve never really understood it. It basically allows you to send a “tweet,” an overly precious term for the Web equivalent of a text message. And instead of sending it to one (or a few) friends, you send it out to cyberspace where it can be tracked by all your friends as well as that creepy guy on the elevator. I know: what’s the point? Well, two rather grown-uppy bloggers I sometimes read both use it, which convinced me that it might not just be for 13-year-old girls. The selling point? One of those bloggers uses it to describe her daily carpool. And those of you who have had the pleasure of hearing me bitch about the CTA know I have a lot to say about my commute.
I might love it, I might hate it, but in the meantime, stay tuned at http://twitter.com/ellembee. (There’s also a link in the right sidebar of this blog).
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current book: I just finished (again) The Devil Wears Prada, which I started while at my parents’ house for Thanksgiving. It is fluffy, cliche-laden, and delicious.
current music: Lisa just reminded me about the Margot & the Nuclear So-and-Sos show at the end of this year. I’ve got to get on that!
current socks: Stripeys in various shades of blue, covered in smiley faces.
Posted 26 November 2007
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do i have to join to follow it?
I’ve actually read in some places that Twitter is allowing people who don’t want a full blown blog a place to put the “what I had for lunch” kind of information.
I suppose it is a good thing that there are more kinds of ways to be socially connected in a world where we are physically moving farther apart.
Just to clarify, Web 2.0 ESSENTIALLY refers to applications that are built to function over the web. So they are sort of applications and sort of websites at the same time.
Not to send you into apoplectic shock or anything, but in school we are spending a goodly deal of time working on the concepts of web 3.0.
I’ll be sure to let you know when the revolution comes.
…course, that may not stop the metal ones from coming for you.