Now there are a number of blogs that focus on Twitter, a sure sign of the Apocalypse. You may think I am being flip but Apocalypse is actually Greek for “lifting of the veil” and, according to the Wikipedia, is a term applied to the disclosure to certain privileged persons of something hidden from the majority of humankind. It also has come to mean the coming of the end of the world, as that is the main message associated with the term.  Perhaps Twitter will be used to broadcast this event to the privileged inner circle.

One of these blogs is TwiTip run by the people who bring us Problogger, an excellent resource.  The tag line is Twitter Tips in 140 Characters or More. I guess you move to a blog from Twitter when you get over 140 characters and when you want more permanence to your message. Many people started a blog because they were tired of hearing sound bytes on issues and wanted a broader forum.  Now the sound byte people have a great channel with micro-blogging.

TwiTip recently had a post on Ten People All Twitter Beginners Should be Following by Mark Hayward. I will let you guess who is on it and then go to the post. It is no surprise that a number of top bloggers are one the list. I remember when I first set up a RSS feed over four years ago and there was a suggested list of who to subscribe to. Well some of these same people, Guy Kawaskai (31,390 followers) and Robert Scoble, (41,488 followers) are on the twitter list. A number of other top bloggers made the list also. I guess that a social media star’s fame goes across channels.  Who are your favorite Twitter feed people? Perhaps Technorati will soon launch the Twitter 100.  

Post Scrip: I enjoyed Jevon’s post, The uncertain future of Blogging, I think that blogging and Twitter can co-exist. With the continuing evolution of tools, blogging is becoming more focused on what it does well - moving beyond sound bytes and providing a permanent accessible record of thought. Some of its other earlier functions are being replaced. Inside the enterprise, blogs were often used for project management until more specialized enterprise 2.0 collaboration and project management tools came along but they stood on the shoulders of blogs. Now for quick fast breaking sound bytes, micro-blogging is a better tool. It is not surprising that many well known Mumbai bloggers used their blogs to point to their twitter feeds for updates on the tragic events. Twitter is a better tool for that purpose. But i think their blogs will be a better channel for reflection on what happen. The two complement each other.

Post Script Two: Also see Guy Kawaskai’s thoughts on how to use Twitter as a marketing tool. He says he goes fo a large following rather than an influential few. Guy says to get as many followers as you can but he is trailing Scoble at the moment on the other hand he has about 31,386 more than me.