Blogs are great, but they can be a lot of work. And they're really built to handle longer-form text posts. Tumblelogs, on the other hand, let you easily and quickly post and share anything you find or create. ( from the Tumblr FAQ )That is why I have started a tumblelog using Tumblr. Take a look at All Tumbling Things Phil. Stream of consciousness comes to mind as a good description for it. I have plugged all sorts of other information sources into it, so when I use some of those other tools, my tumblelog gets automatically updated.
Speaking of tools, Twitter seems to be all the rage now. I had heard about it early this year, but after hearing more about it on net@nite episode 15, I took the plunge. The founder of Blogger and Odeo decided to break new ground again and develop this popular service sometime last year. It seems to have caught on. Better writers than me have more interesting things to say about Twitter, but I think the magic is in its embrace of short text messaging. Time has an article, Why Everyone's Talking about Twitter, that tries to capture some of the buzz. I just like being able to tell everyone what I am doing and choosing who I want to follow in the same way. Beware the addiction though. Especially with something like Twittervision... awesome!
On a completely different note, Geni posted some statistics on the top 100 family trees. Our family's tree is up to 194 people at last count. Come on relatives! Let's keep adding family members so we can make it into the next top 100! And for the rest of you out there, are you sure we are not related? Perhaps we can come to a consensus so that my family tree can grow! Haha!
