If you live on this planet, you've probably heard someone in the news talking about Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or their blog.   What are these tools good for?

 

Twitter - broadcast your current status to your followers in one sentence, and find out what the people you are following are doing.

 

Facebook - You can update your friends on what's on your mind in a few sentences, share photos, links, etc. and see what they are sharing too.  Biggest growth area is baby boomers like me, looking for information on their next class reunion.

 

MySpace - Similar to facebook, with more emphasis on sharing music.  Seems to have a bigger audience of 20-somethings

 

Blogs - or web logs, like keeping a diary for 20,000 or more people to read.  You can share anything, but it's mostly one-way communication, although you can allow comments.  Your platform for whatever you want to say.

 

 

The thing to remember on these sites is that "it's all about me!"