It is infinitely easier to post a few sentences then a few paragraphs when it comes to blogging. I think this is why I enjoy using Twitter so much (not just the reading part but the tweeting part too), I’m limited to only 140 characters to get my point across. On the one hand it can be a ridiculously hard challenge or on the other it can be like writing a haiku, but in either case I’m still able to tweet and record my thoughts. When it comes to blog posting myself, and I’m sure many others, find it hard to churn out something thoughtful, in depth, and worth reading on a regular basis.

The other great thing about Twitter (and other forms of microblogging) is that they’re so ubiquitous. I can Twitter on the web, from my IM client, from my cell phone, and I can even record my tweets offline and upload them once I find connectivity. With blogging software you’re more or less restricted to sitting at your desk and banging out a post in one or more sittings.

While I try to get my Twitter plugin working again, I’m also going to do some research into microblogging applications for WordPress. Ideally I’d like to be able to be sitting on the beach in Santa Monica, grab my Blackberry, record a short note or two (maybe a 2000 character limit?) and be able to post directly to this website. Not only would it encourage me to blog more (less words + solid thoughts = more content/posts) but it would also allow me to share some of the utter miscellany in short form that one finds on a regular basis on Twitter. Plus who has the time these days to read more then 3 paragraphs?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 at 12:34 pm and is filed under Announcement.