06-08-2009, 05:32 PM
I use it daily, and like it. A lot of the time, it is silly updates. A lot of the time, it's a great way to stay in touch with the local crowd (be it tech or anything else). The local Charlottesville tech crowd is very Twitter-centric, and it's a great way to stay up to date on the projects and technologies everyone is using without a lot of effort. And, since it updates my facebook status, it basically serves as my interface to social networking.
I've written a couple of Charlottesville-oriented Twitter apps:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twitter.com/SOCAWatcher">http://twitter.com/SOCAWatcher</a><!-- m --> - Local soccer league status updates, field closures, etc
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twitter.com/RIDSWatcher">http://twitter.com/RIDSWatcher</a><!-- m --> - Near real-time rescue squad incidents, map links (this was morbidly fun to debug/test - "Hey Jess, my app just posted an update, looks like someone had a heart attack at 123 Fake St!")
Last but not least, the local late-night hot dog van tweets their location
I've written a couple of Charlottesville-oriented Twitter apps:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twitter.com/SOCAWatcher">http://twitter.com/SOCAWatcher</a><!-- m --> - Local soccer league status updates, field closures, etc
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twitter.com/RIDSWatcher">http://twitter.com/RIDSWatcher</a><!-- m --> - Near real-time rescue squad incidents, map links (this was morbidly fun to debug/test - "Hey Jess, my app just posted an update, looks like someone had a heart attack at 123 Fake St!")
Last but not least, the local late-night hot dog van tweets their location
My two feet.