I'm all aTwitter ... reflections on social networking ...
I like to communicate via email. I consider myself a pretty good writer and find the written word to be an effective means of communicating. I try to stay in touch with all the friends and colleagues I've made over the years through college in Atlanta, Georgia, my service in the Peace Corps in Africa, my time as a graduate student/bookseller in Ann Arbor, MI, my life as a book publisher in Boston, MA, and now here in my new home of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Internet, Email, my blog, and sites like MySpace (I only have an account there and not an actual working page) have all served pretty well in this effort to help me stay in touch with the numerous people I've met through the years.
Yesterday I emailed my friend Ingrid to find out where she was and what she was up to. She nudged me to try out the micro-blogging site Twitter. I joined Twitter and I must say while I am a sucker for most things Web 2.0 and social networking sites via the web, Twitter really really impresses me. Only time will tell if I actually make use of Twitter but for now it's a pretty cool new tool. For more info go to twitter.com ... my user name there is james3neal.
