Twittervision: A Mesmerizing Revolution

It's no secret that Twitter has become a hot new trend in the world of social networking 2.0. Haven't heard of Twitter before? Well, according to it's creators, it's a social network that connects and informs people on the basis of one question: "What are you doing?" Users continually update or "twitter" whenever they do something else.

Well, twittering aside, there is a new application on the web that takes the experience of connecting with those around the globe to a whole new level. Meet Twittervision. It's Google Maps meets Twitter, and it updates continually, letting you know when and where users are updating their activity from around the world.


I have to credit the 8hands blog for bringing this new social web experience to my attention.

I have to admit, I'm still trying to figure out just where Twitter figures into the social networking equation, and what it's role really means. Will there one day be applications in place that track mentions of certain products and activities, keeping a running toll of top "twitterings"? I could definitely see it moving in that direction. In that case, it could start to play a larger role in product promotion--and could force companies into paying more attention to what general consumers are saying in social networking communities. I can see it now, corporate-sponsored contests asking people to mention them on Twitter..."If we see you mention us, you could win ____!" In this constantly expanding medium, anything is possible.