Twittering

In our quest to keep up with the latest tools for the mobile worker, or as some might put it, pointless web nonsense, the team has been trying out Twitter, the latest killer app to confuse everyone with it's apparent utter pointlessness.

At least, thats what the rest of the team seem to think. Personally I think there are loads of uses for Twitter, some of which aren't at all related to telling your co-workers to go and make more tea because you're parched.

At it's simplest, Twitter is a way of letting people know what you're up to. Like sending a text to a group of people, only cheaper as you can send one text that is then relayed to everyone who is signed up to receive updates from you. This could be especially useful for mobile workers who can't get to check email often, or are driving a lot. A voluntary group can use it to update their volunteers or vice versa. If you need to get a quick message out to a group of people on a regular basis then Twitter may be a good tool for you.

It can sound more complicated than it is, and this quick video from Commoncraft explains it all in plain english, Blue Peter style.




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Matt