Twitter Treat

I don't know if I "get it", yet -- but I'm certainly willing to give it a fair shot.

TUAW describes Twitter as "... a real-time presence sharing site that allows users to quickly and easily tell their friends what they're up to."

There's now also Twitterific. This TUAW article does a good job explaining what it is and does so I won't bother.

So... why would you want to constantly update people on what you're doing? Because, with apps like Twitterific, it's really, really easy... so, why not ask yourself... "why not"? In short, it's a complete waste of a very insignificant amount of time.

Despite my above admission, it does have a useful function; away or status messages are a good way to let colleagues know what you're up to; that you don't want to be disturbed or that you're out of the office and unable to be subject to their disrupting. But, since I work from home (and approximately 8 feet from my only colleague), it isn't, at all, necessary to notify him of my every move.

Perhaps I will invite people I know to sign up so I can see how interesting (or not) it is to track their daily lives. As Twitter has become more popular, spoof accounts for "celebrities" like Darth Vader and the new iPhone have begun popping up. Equal parts stoopid; equal parts entertaining.

Also, a good thing to mention; if you want to use Twitter, others don't need to sign up for an account to see what you're doing. All you have to do is post a badge on your site. As you update (either via the Twitter site or using the Twitterific app), it updates. Just check out the column on the right of the main page ----> and you'll see what I mean.

If the creators of Twitter or Twitterific happen by this post, I have one suggestion: since I have two internet persona's (one real, and one fake), I created 2 Twitter accounts. It would be... terrific if either Twitter or Twitterific would allow me to sign into both accounts (and post to both accounts at the same time) or to at least to run/manage each account simultaneously.

Anyway, if you find this post and you decide to sign up, look me up and we'll see if this app is worth all the Twitter-Chatter it's garnering. (Sorry. Habit.)

Edited to Add: Just to clarify; you do not need to be a MAC-user to sign up for Twitter. You can post via the site. (Twitterific, however, is a MAC app.)