I have just signed up to twitter and i don’t mind the concept of it, i think it could be quite an effective tool if used regularly. Its effecient because messages are brief and therefore updating is simple. I think its good if you want to let all your contacts know what you are doing, however i don’t think it is an intimate tool and is not an effective way of communicating with close contacts. Some may argue that using it regularly would eliminate this problem but i just dont think that is the case.
I enjoy the concept of coveritlive.com it is like an instant messenger device but it is also a blog that is permanently displayed for all to see. It is instantaneous and offers the same efficiency if not better efficiency then twitter.
I also had a look at the flowgrams website and watched the video tutorial and i think this is a very creative and interesting tool. It is all the media’s rolled up into one. Photos, text, captions, can all be combined to create a message with continuity rather then having to visit multiple sites to obtain information you can get it all with flowgram.
I think all 3 of these tools are very handy tools for journalists to have, i think flowgrams will get a lot of use by news corporations and cover it live and twitter will continue to have popularity among the general public and citizen journalists.
