News from the Twitterverse

Last night was of course my first-ever Twitterview, with Emlyn Chand.  It's a lively, dynamic way of working which unites the flexibility of the internet with the intimacy of real conversation, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun the whole thing was--and how much information we could exchange within the 140-character limit of Twitter.

If you missed it, then, you missed out - but fear not, because Emlyn transcribed the Q&A session.  Here's a taster:

If you want to see the rest, check out Emlyn's blog or search Twitter itself on #emlyn (for completists who want to see all the IT glitches which Emlyn has sensibly removed from the transcript!).

Twitterview update

Thursday's twitterview will start at 22:00 UK time (that's 17:00 US Eastern Standard Time).  Just search on #emlyn.

What do you call an interview on Twitter?

A "Twitterview", of course, and I will be a twitterviewee on Thursday 13 January (time to be announced, but probably mid-evening GMT).  Prolific writer and web maven Emlyn Chand will be asking the questions, and I'll be responding in 140 characters or fewer (tough for a fantasy writer!).  Search #emlyn on Twitter to find the twitterview and ask questions of your own.  

I've no idea quite how this work in practice but it promises to be a lively, if necessarily terse, occasion!

Also Tweets

I am now on Twitter, despite having only the haziest idea of how it works.  Follow me @timstretton  if you yearn to eavesdrop my ephemeral musings on biscuits.

Too many Tweets...

Some of my regular visitors enjoy sharing the majesty of their inner lives with the world via Twitter, an amusement I've never quite understood. (Even Margaret Atwood has got in on the act).

I rarely find my way to the Daily Telegraph, particularly during a General Election, but this cartoon from Alex raised a chuckle...