I've tried to resist but am succumbing to the the phenomenon that is Twitter. I don't know if there is real value in microblogging but I'm joining in an attempt to explore this new medium. For the past year I've looked at it as a waste of time and another pointless distraction, but smarter people than me have convinced me not to judge before participating. That advice makes sense.
You can follow my updates here: http://twitter.com/michaelsantoro.
I'm planning on using this as a holder for all the articles I don't get to blog about. In truth I probably read 3-4 articles a day that I think are blog worthy, but because I have time constraints and a wife that would actually like to talk to me, they don't get posted. Since I don't feel a need to comment on them, this should be an outlet for those, plus other pieces that I feel are interesting.
Hopefully in a few months I'll have something to report. Whether I find it's another time-wasting online fad, like I think it is, or I drink the Kool-Aid and declare it world changing, I'll let you know.
In the meantime I found these blog entries to be fairly useful when diving into this new world:
Newbie's Guide to Twitter (Webware)
Guide to Twitter as a Tool for Marketing and PR (Online Marketing Blog)
Top 10 Twitter Hacks (Strategic Public Relations)
200+ Internet Marketing Gurus on Twitter (Marketing Pilgrim)
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Posted by: Jeff Paul Portal | October 31, 2009 at 06:45 AM