9 Micro-blogging Websites To Try

Micro-blogging has been defined by Wikipedia as:

“A form of multimedia blogging that allows users to send brief text updates (say, 140 characters or fewer) or micromedia such as photos or audio clips and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.

The content of a micro-blog differs from a traditional blog due in that it is typically more topical, smaller in aggregate file size (e.g. text, audio or video) but is the same in that people utilize it for both business and individual reasons. Many micro-blogs provide this short commentary on a person-to-person level, or share news about a company’s products and services.’

If you want to share your world in 140 characters or less, below are 10 micro-blogging websites I’ve recently discovered:

Twitter – http://twitter.com/patrickworkman

•  The biggest and baddest of the bunch

FriendFeed – http://friendfeed.com/patrickworkman

• Good way to aggregate all your social networks on one website

Tumblr – http://patrickworkman.tumblr.com/

• Create a blog by aggregating each social network, day-by-day

Seesmic - http://seesmic.com/patrickworkman

• Easy-to-use video blogging website

Identi.ca – http://identi.ca/patrickworkman

•  Open Source Twitter?  I’m confused.

Plurk – http://www.plurk.com/patrickworkman

• Public timeline

Brightkite – http://brightkite.com/people/patrickworkman

• See what is happening around you, real-time

Yonkly – http://patrickworkman.yonkly.com/home

• Create your own microblogging network, use AdSense, get rich?

And to tie your micro-blogging world together?

Ping.fm – http://ping.fm

• Manage each of your social networks in one place

Now you can microblog until your heart is content.  Enjoy!

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