The blogoweb is always providing some new diversion or entertainment and Twitter is no exception. Alright, Twitter’s not exactly new — at least not by speed-of-light web standards — but it’s new to me and I’ve noticed a number of my friends starting to pick up on the craze. Basically it’s like a website devoted to Facebook status updates. But there’s something about the minimalist nature that intrigues me. You aren’t allowed the vast cornucopia of games, posts, videos, and pictures available on Facebook…it all gets boiled down to 140 characters or less. Some, like Shaquille O’Neal, thrive in the short and sweet status world of Twitteronia. Others, like his teammate Steve Nash, either have nothing interesting to say or can’t say it simply. Indulge me in further comparison…

realstevenash: Sorry I havent updated very much lately….
realstevenash: Extremely bored.

Who wants to read that? Whereas…

THE_REAL_SHAQ: http://twitpic.com/25wxw
THE_REAL_SHAQ: Any twitterers on scottsdale and lincoln I’m here tag me for a prize u got ten minutes ps I’m sittin on the hilton sign 9 min left

Here you have a little comic relief and actual interaction with other twitterers. There was a sweet blog post from a while back that JB turned me on to about Shaq reaching out to some nervous fanboys. The guy lives to entertain.
I’ve been slowly working my way into the twitscape. Hopefully I’ll have a nice little Twitter widget to add to the sidebar of this here website. At least it will make for a little bit of fresh content on an otherwise thoroughly stale page.