Phweet Review

I was reminded today of how powerful the web and my network of friends have become and yet again how a voice conversation can change your world and bring new people into the picture. I had a lot of “Phweets” today. As for many others, not all of them were public. Many are testing, some aren’t sure yet about what happens when they broadcast and I’m still waiting on the event, the disaster, the talk about a product or a trade (Manny - Boston fans) that perhaps finds the right incentive for someone to promote a Phweet into the stratosphere in numbers.

Who might get the first 100 in a call and indeed how manageable will it be. What new things will we have to add? And more. My list is growing.

I am going to talk about one Phweet in particular that I both enjoyed and learned more than I can write here tonight at the end of a long day. I ended up speaking to “CleverClogs” and the funny thing is she sounded just like she should! Marjolein Hoekstra thank you for your advice and insight. We nailed bugs, I got chastised for not providing step by step instructions and some breadcrumbs perhaps for letting people know what step or stage they are in. I learned a lot more too. I’m now walking in new Clogs across new territory for me. Marjolein runs @twtooltrack something I could identify from after working the Skype Journal so many years ago. @twtooltrack may not have a Techcrunch following but only took me two minutes to start following. Here was my first introduction to the Twitter community and I’m not even sure I’m ready for it.

I shared that we have already started with an early PhweetAPI. That we’d love to get Twitter Developer input on how to voice activate their applications and solutions with a “Phweetman” button. I really believe that when a community can talk together they have the potential to grow together. I know nothing of the “politics” or if there are any behind the Twitter API (no I’m not totally naive!)

I had another group of conversations that packed me with further excitement and insight. I concluded we need bodies and we need to go from 2 people to 10 people in days not weeks or months. I’m really hoping for some self-selection. People that grok Twitter and know how to make a difference and can tell us how.

I also got great suggestions for other ways to use the PhweetURL. Ways to keep it in a session and almost permanent. I almost can’t wait to see the first hacks of Phweet. It will be another signal telling us what to do next.

In the meantime a huge thank you to all Phweet’s new followers today and all who have blogged it. I’m trying to find them. If you like Phweet - well please Phweet. If you have problems I want to get it fixed. So Phweet me @stuarthenshall.

PS the picture is of a set of CLOGS I was given that were made and custom painted for me when I left Holland in 1983. They are a very fond memory of a very first job! Hardly painted in the traditional fashion and I have big feet.