I am not one of the early adopters of Twitter but evidently the Mini-blog is the talk of Silicon Valley (Financial Times - MSNBC.com). This was the first reference to Twitter as a "mini-blog" that I have seen, but it is a reference that begins to make some sense in the practical application arena. As far as I can tell students and educators do not yet have Twitter on the radar, however, there is something about the ease of use, mobility, and connectivity that could easy capture the imagination of the facebook and myspace crowd.
Jonathan Schwartz, chief executive of Sun Microsystems, singled Twitter out at the end of last week as the latest hit from the post-YouTube generation of "viral" internet applications that have the potential to attract massive online audiences..."This is the first application that people have got excited about since Flickr came out," said Ross Mayfield, a Valley entrepreneur, comparing it to a popular photo-sharing site bought by Yahoo in 2005. "I don't think it will be the next YouTube – but I do think it will gain wide adoption," he said.
Stay tuned: Is Twitter a passing fad or is it the next viral tool for connectivity?
Hat tip: Rex Hammock