Twitter

Another post in the same day? Guh-whaaaaa?!

That's right. A friend directed me toward Twitter-- specifically, to this article about the site. I'll keep this short since the article takes care of the who's and what's.

Basically, Twitter is a site for constant status update. On anything. Sure, you could post articles and links you've found-- but there are better sites for that. Twitter is for the mundane-- the "I'm raiding the fridge!" or "I'm playing Mario Kart!"

So, Twitter-- irrelevant? Consider how much we know tweens and teens like to stay in contact with their friends. They have no problem talking on the phone and using IM at the same time-- they might even be talking to the same person. So maybe right off the bat, constant updates of "I'm thinkin' Arby's!" sound a little ridiculous, but I bet this site would appeal to a lot of kids.

In fact, Facebook uses a feature similar to this, in their "status." We need to keep in mind that not only do kids need a place to express what's important to them... they also need a place to say nothing at all.