I finally signed on board with Twitter after much heel-dragging and it turns out that I'm a bit enamored with the whole thing. If you're not familiar with Twitter, or if your kids use it and you have no idea what they're talking about, here's the scoop:

Twitter is one of the many social networking tools out there. It allows you to write short messages about where you are, what you're doing, or what you're thinking about. When I say short, I mean SHORT. You have 140 characters to say what you want to say, although you can link to a blog post or article if you want to share a bit more. Other people sign up to "follow" your messages and you can sign up to follow theirs. You can use twitter with an instant messaging program, your cell phone, or just on the web.

With all of the information there is on the web, I wasn't sure I wanted any more, especially if in involved the day-to-day minutiae of other people. But, as it turns out, I enjoy knowing quirky little things other people are up to and I'm finding a lot of useful information as well. I've already discovered some great new websites and a conference that I'm interested in attending. So, there you go.

You can follow me on Twitter here.

** In case you have missed my cultural reference, "twitterpated" is from the Disney movie, Bambi. One of the characters refers to the time in spring when all of the animals become enamored with each other. If you're in that giddy place, you're twitterpated!