Around the Sun Has Companion Micro Blog on Twitter

August 11th, 2008

Sometimes I have bits of information I want to share with you, but never do.

Like the time I went over to Pioneer Courthouse Square for one of the free root beer floats I had blogged about and discovered it was the size of a shot glass.

Or the time I happened to be at the mall and found out that lotions at Bath & Body Works were 75% off for that day only.

Or the many times I found out about a free event after I posted the weekend roundup.

In all of these instances, the information seemed less like a blog post and more like an alert: time-sensitive and easily conveyed in a few words. As in the case of the root beer float update, all I really wanted to do was warn you with something like, ”Checked out root beer float. It’s tiny.” Useful, but not the kind of information that warrants a new blog post.

To publish information like this, I’ve decided to start a Twitter “micro blog,” which will serve as a supplement to Around the Sun. Through Twitter, I will publish time-sensitive, late-breaking, or useful albeit random news, as well as reminders of events. Ultimately, my hope is that Twitter will help me make Around the Sun a better resource for money-saving ideas.

There are a few ways you can get these updates:

Please note that I will also be posting a Twitter alert each time I add a new blog post to Around the Sun, so Twitter “followers” can use Twitter like a stripped-down RSS reader for ATS.

If you’re unfamiliar with Twitter, please note that messages can be text-only (no pictures) and can contain only 140 characters maximum, but I will try not to let the forced brevity compromise clarity.

If you have any questions or comments about the Twitter companion to Around the Sun, please write a comment about it or email me at atsblog[at]gmail[dot]com.

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