It’s not my headline but the one John Stockdyk used on the current front page of AccountingWEB’s IT Zone. There’s a certain significance in this.
In the past I’ve tended to be highly critical of AW’s approach to new technology. John comes back saying that he is meeting readership needs. That’s a reasonable position even though it is one I don’t share. So it’s nice to see John bowing to the inevitable 
and he does add in some great tips for using the service.
On Twitter, I tend not to bang on too much about it, even though I’m a huge fan of the microblogging metaphor. There’s way more to this stuff than a time sink – though it can be that too if you want.
Think about how I used it yesterday as just ONE way to extract value. Or how about when I used it to crowdsource help for an e-book? These are not trivial events but material time savers and value creators. Plus it has the benefit of offering genuine fun in the workplace. How often can we say that? And that to me is just the start of where this kind of service can go. I know for example that at least one software company is finding introductions through its careful use of microblogging.
Anyhoo as we say: “Welcome to the Twitterverse” – it’s warm inside. Which I’m sure is in marked contrast to the weather back in Blighty and is sure a contrast to the inclement conditions we have here.
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