Part Two (Wednesday, January 7, 2009):
That was the whole thing, actually, but as it turns out, every blog needs to have some sort of link/video/audio/anything to be of interest to readers. Apparently online journalism has rules.
This does help me, though, because updating now enables me to include The Guardian's feature on Twitter, written only yesterday (handily making this blog timely both now and when it was originally written, after the American election).
The most interesting part for me, again, is editor-in-chief of econsultancy Chris Lake musing on how appropriate Twittering on the Gaza conflict is. "You have to wonder whether Twitter, with its 140 character limit, is the right forum," says Lake. "I just think it's crass to abbreviate in that manner, writing in text-speak like some 15-year-old going out on a Friday night. It seems a little bit crass given the graveness [gravity?] of the situation." Not to mention the inability to elaborate due to the word limit, eh Chris? Damn straight. Useful for updates Twitter can be; a genuine news source it ain't.
But Twitter is important, and if you're still yet to be convinced, think about its use in crime-solving. Look! It must be useful! It's on CSI!
