One of the aspects (although unproductive at times) is how I never know the new areas of the web I’ll discover each day. With the advent of social bookmarking, I found many new sites with the likes of del.icio.us, Reddit (rarely digg) and now Mixx. My latest tool for new links is Twitter. I wrote yesterday it’s taken up more of my time and the primary reason is I get value from the conversations (including links).

Today, like many days I checked email, posted to twitter and read my blog comments. Then, Sam Harrelson posted this on Twitter which changed my day. What seemed to be yet another tinyurl link, actually was an insightful post by Jeremiah Owyang. Being a twitter addict avid user, I quickly noticed Jeremiah understood the context of how twitter fits into the larger social media world.

He gave examples of conversations he’d had in the last week on Twitter and many of those would not have occurred via his blog or email. He also suggested people follow him to better communicate and share information. The next few hours generated over 200 people posting comments about what they do with Twitter and offering to likewise connect with others. I commented (#35 on his post) and quickly found I had over twenty new Twitter friends and more keep trickling in.

It’s that social aspect of Twitter, even if you call it microblogging which I find enjoyable and quite unique. I also fancy the brevity of the conversations that create different results than other sources. Yes, I still read blogs and always watch web videos, but Twitter is quickly becoming a favorite for new links and new connections.

As I mentioned yesterday, Twitter will give you more insight into me and my work. So, let’s follow each other to learn and share new information. It’s not about numbers, it’s about sharing and establishing a better network. There’s real value with the right intentions.

Other people talking about Twitter Tuesday: Nate, Nick, Dawn and Jim (who quit Twitter, but may come back?).

Flickr photo credit: Rad Jose

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