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Internet Darling Du Jour

Five years ago bloggers were talking about the Google Operating System. Two years ago it was the Facebook Platform. The latest addition to the pantheon? The Twitter Community:

“Thanks to its open-ended design and a thriving user community, Twitter is fast outgrowing its roots as a simple, easy-to-use messaging service. Enterprising hackers are creating apps for sharing music and videos, to help you quit smoking and lose weight — spontaneously extending the text-based service into one of the web’s most fertile (and least likely) application platforms. Hardware hackers have set up household appliances to send status alerts over Twitter, like a washing machine that tweets when the spin cycle is through, or a home security system that tweets whenever it senses movement inside the house. Others have incorporated Twitter into their DIY home automation systems. Forgot to turn off the lights? Send a tweet to flip the switch by remote control.”

Note: Twitter is fast approaching “Internet Darling” status, similar to Facebook in, say, 2006 or Google in 2004. I even blogged about them becoming the “Google Killer” yesterday. So I think I’m gonna give you a break from Twitter for the rest of the week.

Full post as published by Jenkins Webblits on February 10, 2009 (boomark / email).