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Mar 11th, 2007

Pete Cashmore / Mashable!:

The Evolution of Blogging, Cat Version — So blogging has evolved once more, and the talk of the town – or at least the talk of Austin, Texas during the SXSW Conference – is Twitter, that increasingly popular text messaging/blogging service from the makers of Odeo.

Discussion: Search Marketing Gurus, Mark Evans and Life On the Wicked Stage

Bren / Slacker Manager:

The Several Habits of Wildly Successful Twitter Users — Twitter is a deceptively simple utility. That said, Twitter isn’t for everyone. In fact it’s probably not even for half of everyone. But for those that have the patience to find their personal sweet spot, Twitter can be quite good indeed.

Discussion: One By One Media and digg

Chris Brogan / lifehack.org:

5 Ways to Use Twitter for Good — I’m a big fan of Twitter, and have been using it heavily since the outset. For those of you not yet using it, Twitter is a communications gateway that asks the question: “What are you doing now?” Users can answer and hear their friends’ answers via SMS, via IM, or on a webpage.

Discussion: Texas Startup Blog, MYBLOG by Ouriel, Web Strategy and digg

Ross Mayfield / Ross Mayfield’s Weblog:

Twitter Tips the Tuna — On Wednesday, Twitter tipped the tuna. By that I mean it started peaking. Adoption amongst the people I know seemed to double immediately, an apparent tipping point. It hasn’t jumped the shark, and probably won’t until Steven Colbert covers this messaging of the mundane.