Microblogging

The appeal of microblogging is both its immediacy and portability. Posts are brief (typically 140 – 200 characters) and can be written or received with a variety of computing devices, including cell phones. TodaysMama.com is one of the first Web sites to offer a microblogging service catered solely to women.

What do you think about it? Do you like the microblog bursts I recently posted here (over the weekend) from my cellphone?

Microblogging And Lifestreaming: A Beginner's Guide

Microblogging is all about spontaneously sharing of-the-moment thoughts, links to websites, or even what you're doing at the moment. You can think of them as a cross between ultra-short blog posts, SMS text messages, and the status notifications you can leave for friends on services like Skype, Facebook or your favorite instant messaging tool.

The content of a micro-blog differs from a traditional blog in that it is typically more topical, smaller in aggregate file size (e.g. text, audio or video) but is the same in that people utilize it for both business and individual reasons."

iPhone Control, Webcam Video, Microblogging Applications for Television to be Demonstrated by ActiveVideo Networks at Cable Show

Tags: microblog, twitter, Micro URL, Micro Blogging, user intention, social media

More more more about microblogging:

-	This PBS article provides a guide to microblogging and Twitter.
-	Twitter supplies a FAQ list.
-	Robert Scoble discusses microblogging with Jaiku founders (video).
-	Jaiku describes the process of setting up a microblog in its guided tour.
-	We blogged (old school) about Twitter's background and potential.