Twittering, Twittering, Twittering

So, do you twitter? Apparently over 2 million people do.

What is twitter? "Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length". -- Wikipedia

So, why would anyone twitter? And why would anyone follow someone else? I've asked that question, as have many others baffled by the concept of tracking someone else's tweets.

However, twitter has proven to have some surprisingly useful applications. For example, The Los Angeles Fire Department used twitter during the October, 2007 wildfires. Large companies are now using twitter to send product and service information. Currently, US Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is the most followed person on twitter with nearly 70,000 followers. You can bet that the Obama campaign people understand the value of using twitter to keep supporters and general population engaged with his campaign.

In a service company like ZeroDash1 Ascentium, twitter can help push out our brand into the exploding social media arena. We can expose our expertise by posting white papers, blogs and events. We can give glimpses of our corporate culture with tweets about social gatherings with co-workers.

So, I have now started twittering. Here is my account if you are interested. I'd love to share our experiences on twitter in future posts. See you on twitter.