Something has cropped up frequently, when dealing with one of the prime objections to building community using Social Media tools:  it takes too much time.  What a strange objection.
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The blogosphere this week was alight with the news that a new company, “Cherp“, had been created solely to consult with clients on how to use Twitter.

Huh?  Like many, I question the business model based on one tool (sorry, “platform”) with a micro-purpose.
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The take up of Twitter seems to be on the rise. No, I’m not an industry analyst and I don’t have any figures to prove it. It’s the perceptible Community buzz, and stream of new applications, that lead me to this conclusion.
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I’ve been using Twitter quite a bit lately. I signed up for an account months ago, but without a good search interface it was a little bit like finding your way around a strange place in the dark. Now that you can find people by location, name, or email, I’m just starting to get a feel for Twitter’s power.

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I’ve decided to list a few of the places you’ll find me out there. Maybe we’ll bump into each other.

(Still in line waiting for a BrightKite invite tho’, hint, hint, anyone…)

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This article explores what a Web Presence really is in the Web 2.0 world, and how establishing your own community, as well as becoming part of others’ communities (i.e.: making use of Social Networking) is now really a critical part of the recipe. Future articles will delve deeper into Designing for the Community Experience (CX) itself.

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