FREE - four of my favorite letters. That’s why I was happy to read about awesome open source resources for writers. Christina Laun has compiled a list of 50 tools that will help anyone who spends a lot of time online. I’ve tried a few of the tools myself, and can endorse her recommendations. There are also a few new to me that I plan to check out. (Tip: DailyWritingTips).
When I first signed up with Twitter, I didn’t really get it. Not at all. In fact, I suspected that it would be a humongous waste of my time. I did a couple of experimental tweets, then left it alone. Fast forward to March 2008 and I rediscovered Twitter and found all sorts of interesting ways to use it. That will be the subject of another post, perhaps, but it’s made me search out new ways that other people are using it.
The guys at ReadWriteWeb have been using Twitter for journalism. They see it as a great source of breaking news as the 140 character limit actually helps with making quick updates. They’ve also mastered the Twitterview and see it as a good way to poll the public.
We recognize that people using and replying on Twitter may not be generally representative of the population at large, but for qualitative interviews it’s a tool that’s hard to beat.
They also use it for QA and promotion. Read the full article to get some ideas.
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