GearBitsTech. Culture. Ideas. Opinions.Some Twitter Resources- May 18, 2008 &149; Twitter: Why It's So Great And How To Effectively Use It (some general guidelines and useful tips) &149; Whither Twitter (a BusinessWeek slideshow on the history (and future) of Twitter) &149; Why Twitter Matters by Steve Baker (based on a bunch of tweets documented in bwstory) &149; Wikipedia entry &149; CrowdStatus (organize your Twitter followers into crowdsgroups for easier monitoring)http://www.gearbits.com/archives/2008/05/some_twitter_re.html Segways: Gas Crunch Solution for Fat Cops- May 15, 2008 It's hard being a visionary; nobody knows you're right until well after you did, and by then it may be too late. Take Dean Kamen, for example. Inventor of over 27.3 million different gizmos, his much-maligned Segway was supposed to redefine how we think of cities. It didn't. Not even close. Now, more than seven years after its debut, they're still quite rare. Well, they're going to be a little less rare, at least in one Ohio town. Hamilton has bought several Segways for its...http://www.gearbits.com/archives/2008/05/segways_gas_cru.html |