Twitter is a community website where users post publicly or privately what they are doing during their day in succinct comments (140 characters).
In my opinion, the magic 140 characters and getting a feel for peoples day to day lives are the biggest reasons for it’s success. It keeps communication precise, moving it away from long emails and IM ping-pong.
Twhirl is a great app for getting your twitter feeds. Why? I work a fine balance of communicating with people and getting some coal face work done on Saasu.com. This productivity dilemma of being “fuzzy” versus “bundy-clock” in my work style is improved with the right tools like Twhirl. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn all require time to keep track so when a tool comes along that will at-a-glance give me the updates I need, then I’m on board. Thanks to @alegrya and @jodiem at BarCamp Sydney who pointed it out.
To learn more about what the fuzzy worker concept is read Stephen Collins acidlabs blog.
