Lately I have been wondering what the next step for Twitter would be. It is a great service. I use it frequently, but I wanted some new spice in it. Today, I found the Twitter’s curry; it is called Phweet. The great thing about it is that it will not matter if it gives you bad breath because you will only be talking to the person via the internet.
Let’s suppose that I want to talk to Jamie about an idea I have for my blog. I simply go to Phweet and type in Jamie’s username and the message I want to send (for example, “We neet to talk about aTeacheng.us post.”) Jamie will then see that message on her twitter account and click the link given in the message. When she does so, my internet browser will whistle, drawing my attention to a button I can click to begin talking.
This is awesome because I do not have to worry about downloading any kind of software, so I can use it on my school computer. Also, it has potential for the classroom, if your students/parents use twitter. You can conference via the net without adding anyone to your buddylist at other sites.
I see this as being particularly useful for the classroom as a way to be available for students the night before a test.
Here is a graph I found on Phweet’s blog:
Stumble it!
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Ben,
Thank you for the Phweet review! You said it perfectly. I do think it is even better when you direct it to a phone. If you would like me to share ways you can set that up you can find me @stuarthenshall.
Keep on Phweet talking!
Cheers
Stuart
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