GLOBAL – I’m sure many of you will know what Twitter is, so I’ll keep my summary for those that don’t to less than 140 characters: “Twitter is a micro-blogging social network, where you write updates limited to 140 characters, and follow anyone’s ‘tweets’ via mobile or PC”. Wow, that’s 140 characters on the nose! Anyway, I’ve been aware of Twitter since back in early 2007, when I first tweeted to the world, but admittedly I’ve not been a hardcore committed Twitterer, although more recently I’m beginning to get into the rhythm of it. However, in less than a month there seems to have been an explosion in Twitter activity in the UK. Sure it was popular before, but this swell in interest and people using it seems (at least where I’m tweeting from) as somewhat of a UK second wind.

This sparked a few questions, so are you sitting comfortably? Good, then let’s begin…

Tom Furlong, Nokia Messaging

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Right time, right Plaze

BERLIN, Germany – It’s not about who you are, it’s where you are. At least when it comes to context-aware applications. Plazes is a Berlin-based start up that specialises in context-aware social activity, and the latest to join the Nokia fold – the two companies today announced an agreement for “Nokia to acquire substantially all assets of Plazes”.