For all you twitter fans or “would-be” twitterati! based in Sydney – you need to know that we have a
Sydney Twitter Meetup on Wednesday 25 July at 6.00 pm.
Pier 26 Bar
Pier 26, Aquarium Wharf, Wheat Rd, Darling Harbour
Sydney, New South Wales

More details at Upcoming.

Twitter has created quite a buzz for itself in the first quarter of this year- managing to combine the ease of Instant Messaging and SMS with the reach and scope of social networking services. So what’s all the buzz about?

Twitter: A beginners guide will give you all the information you need, and fill you in on this social networking phenomenon. I don’t think everyone is ready for Twitter – but I have found it a real boon for keeping in touch.

I don’t have a public profile – as I only really want to twitter with people involved with education. All up I have 65 friends – leading educators from around the world as well as in Australia – more than I could hope to keep in touch with using ‘traditional’ methods of communication like email!

“heyjudeonline” (me) is not online all the time – but when I link in I can quickly catch up. I also have the option of sending messages directly to my ‘friends’. I like the zany personal touch that twittering allows. It might be a passing fad – but twittering is part of the evolving shape of online communication – so for now I tweet! I do this online at twitter, or within FaceBook.  There is a Sydney Twitter Meetup in Facebook!  I’ll have to get myself invited 🙂

I don’t use my mobile to tweet – but I will certainly turn it on for the Sydney twitter meetup!

Why don’t you come and join me?