just an asterisk

I’ve been thinking recently about the variety of questions I’m asked about technology and I was considering writing a little summary, with some thoughts on each idea.  However, Mr. David Pogue, of the New York Times, has beaten me to the punch.  In a recent post on his own blog, he wrote about some of the issues he’s asked about most often via email and during cocktail parties.  This article so far trumps my own thoughts on the subject, that I figured sharing would be much more appropriate than competing. 

Here is a link to Mr. Pogue’s work.

Enjoy (but come back here to get your next tip!)

~ab

Nearly everyone I’ve ever spoken with about Twitter has something negative to say.  “I don’t feel that self important”, “who cares what I’m doing now”, “what is so great about sharing the stupid little details of my life?” etc… I’ve even read some very funny critiques of the service (try this one for a laugh). 

Despite this noise, I’d like to propose that Twitter is occupying more of your mental bandwidth than you’d care to admit.  If you have a moment let’s take a look at some numbers and links to prove my case…

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