Back on the silly microblog

[jducoeur]

In case anybody cares: I've gotten myself back onto Twitter again. I've actually had an account there for ages, but haven't checked it since their IM integration broke months ago. (It's been at "we'll fix it Real Soon Now" ever since, and I can't be bothered to go to their website.)

But in my business, Twitter is kind of expected (you're not anybody in social media these days if you're not on the thing), so I finally downloaded a decent client (Twhirl), and I'm up and running again. I still think it's essentially a toy, but it's one of the few services in approximately the same space as CommYou. (That is, easy semi-realtime conversation.) It serves as a good constant reminder to me of what I'm trying to do better.

Anyway: I have my usual handle over there; feel free to friend me...

Comments

[jrising.livejournal.com]

Tell me if you try microblog-purple-- I haven't yet. My motivation for equating IM status and Twitter was because I have more of a vested interest in reviving an up-to-date IM status life than in a new time sink. But I recognize that they're different-- one of my first reactions to Twitter was, ooh, personal zephyr instances, I've been wanting those.

But I'm reasonably desperate for more integration in these time sinks. I only want to write a status message (or blog entry) once, and the more places it can offer to update the better.

[jducoeur]

Have you checked out friendfeed yet? IIRC, it has some replication capabilities that might suit you in this case...