On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Jo Anne <evens...@hevanet.com> wrote:
> That's great Nick. Now do you want to say what you're going to do so that > even *I* can understand what it is you're trying to accomplish? Is Twitter > another IM program? What's the difference between twitter and tweet? And > can one only twitter (or tweet) from a phone? What is an API Sorry for the obfuscation. Go to twitter.com and you might figure out a bit more. Twitter is "micro-blogging." Create an account and you can post messages up to 140 characters. Anybody can "follow" you messages and you can follow anybody else's (except for a very small percentage of Twitter users who choose to keep theirs private). It is optional to have the tweets -- the messages -- sent to you phone. You can set that for each person you follow. So... if you just want to keep an eye on Brin-L-related stuff on Twitter via the web, all you'd have to do is check this page periodically: http://twitter.com/KillerBs If you wanted them to go to your phone, you'd have to create a Twitter account, "follow" KillerBs, then set KillerBs to go to your phone. If you want to reply to the KillerBs posts on Twitter, you'd also have to have an account and start the post with @KillerBs. I'm not entirely sure anybody knows what Twitter is becoming, exactly, but it is essentially a way to exchange short messages. API = Application Programming Interface. Twitter has unusually open APIs, which makes it pretty easy to create new Twitter clients, analytical tools and so forth. It will make it pretty easy for me to link the mailing list to Twitter. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
