I think it is fascinating that the latest in communications technology is drawing the attention of business publications. In the August 18th 2008 issue of Fortune Magazine there is an article in the Technology section on Twitter (pg 39). The writer goes on to define Twitter as a “micro blogging” tool and discusses a few of the well known who use the tool. It is also interesting that they also provide a list of Web 2.0 startups that are (as they say) “getting a lot of buzz.”
Taking this to another level, in PC Magazine, September 2008, there is an article under their FRONTSIDE section that talks about governments, colleges and others launching text-messaging alert systems. The article, “The Proving Ground for Text Alerts” (pg 18) states that “Cell-phone users voluntarily sign up to receive text alerts for emergences…”. The Fortune article mentions the Los Angles Fire Department using Twitter for this. I believe that if someone were to check into how Twitter can be set up this would work for the school systems as well.
Corporately Twitter can be used to get information out quickly to individuals who do not need to be able to access email to get that IMPORTANT NEWS FLASH. Most all of us have cell phones and on Twitter we can determine who we will follow and who we will allow to get through to our cell phones. At the moment I may be following 15 or 20 people however only 3 have access to me via my cell phone, I see the rest on the web – when I go there. I do admit that if the news starts to become trivial we will turn it off. Abuse will lead to less use.
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