Netscape on Twitter

Twitter (for those of you who have not yet been indoctrinated into the cult) is a new type of social networking that lets you keep in touch with friends by posting 140-character answers to the question, "What are you doing right now?" Different members of the Twitter community use Twitter for different things. You might use it to send messages to a group of friends about your weekend whereabouts, or to solicit information about a new product or service that you've been thinking about trying out. A lot of Twitter users use the platform as a "microblog"--essentially, to post the same sorts of thoughts they'd post on a traditional blog, but condensed into short, rapid-fire bursts. If you have a Twitter account, you can befriend other members of the community, and receive their updates (or "twits") on your cellphone, via instant messenger, and/or by visiting the Twitter web page.



Last week, Netscape set up a Twitter account linked to our main RSS feed. This means that every time a new story hits the Netscape homepage, everyone who is following the Netscape Twitter receives a message about it. If you're already a Twitter user and want to receive these updates, you can add the Netscape Twitter here. If haven't yet tried Twitter but would like to, you can sign up for an account at this link. If you have any questions about the Netscape Twitter, let us know in the comments to this post.