Ok, maybe not really... but did any of you see this story about the American student who "Twittered" his way out of an Egyptian jail?
Apparently he was arrested and on the way to the jail sent a message to Twitter which informed his school, who then hired a lawyer, and then worked to get him out of jail!The translator who was with him is still in prison and there is a petition for his release.
Ok, isn't that crazy? The kid is in Egypt, sends a text message to Twitter, people in the USA get the message and then they work to get him out of prison.
So, Twitter.
People don't get it/understand it... and people always ask me, "why does your Facebook status always say you are twittering?"
It's a microblogging service which basically means users sign up and send a text message to update their status like, "grocery shopping", or "on the L to Wrigelyville" or whatever, and it update your status to people who are "following" you on Twitter (which means they get a text message or instant message) and it can connect to your blog, Facebook status, etc.
Yeah, it's kinda of stalkerish, but this shows one of the major benefits. Not that I see myself being thrown in prison in Egypt anytime soon. But still...
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