In my quest for new and exciting things to do and play with, I have Yet Another New Service (YANSâ„¢) to let you all know about.

Twitter is a web service that does what a status message with an IM program does. It lets other people on the web know what you are doing, in your own words. It’s a nifty thing, especially when you can combine the service wth other things it provides, like a widget for your blog that tells everyone what you’re up to (see the sidebar). You can also update it through AOL IM, your cellphone’s SMS messaging and other computer apps like Twitterrific. Can you imagine what this service could possibly do for online communities that want to expand out into the real world??

I have it set up to update with a change in my iChat status, and my iChat status also changes with an update through Twitterrific. A little buggy so far, but I’m working through it.

Now all I need is some friends to play along with me on this. Any takers?

Technorati Tags: Twitter, iChat, Status Messages

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