Editor, revised

Links for October 29th through November 3rd:

• Where to Get Live Election Night Coverage Online : CyberJournalist.net - I can't believe spokesmanreview.com didn't get a mention!
• Twitter Vote Report : CyberJournalist.net - A civic-minded application of Twitter. Would love to see somebody follow this and evaluate its efficacy.
• washingtonpost.com - TimeSpace: Election - Great idea. Novel way of organizing a huge volume of stories and photos geared toward a neational audience.
• Link Once, Publish Everywhere: Publish2 Launches Connection to Twitter and Delicious » Publish2 Blog -
• What’s the Difference Between a Blog and a Web Site? — contentious.com - "If you think you’ll want to do more than blog, choose a platform that will let you expand. If you think you’ll want things like a forum, video library, or wiki, you’re probably better off building a site in on a more full-featured platform like Wordpress, Drupal, Movable Type, or Expression Engine."

Links for October 28th through October 29th:

• PC World - 8 Ways Twitter Will Change Your Life - "I figured if the candidate wasn't on Twitter, they most likely weren't right for the job." When I get a job partly due to having a Twitter account, I will eat my shoe.
• Stuff journalists like - Comic relief that tries to (cheaply) ride on the coattails of Stuff White People Like.
• Christian Science Monitor to drop weekday print edition - Romenesko - It's notable when a big name moves to web-only. Wouldn't be surprised to see more of this coming.

Links for October 26th through October 27th:

• Blogs are so over, Wired magazine says — mathewingram.com/work - In answer to Paul Boutin. "Is everyone going to have a blog? No — and they never were. Facebook and Twitter are probably enough for many people. Not writing at all is enough for many people. But why does it have to be all or nothing?"
• Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004 - "Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug."
• Video Journal: Green Bluff grape harvest - This one goes out to Thuy. "Stephanie and Davide Trezzi have been growing wine grapes for three years. This year, they're passing a total of five tons of barbera and dolcetto to winemaker Don Townshend, making it the first time a Green Bluff wine will be made exclusively from Green Bluff grapes."

I’ve been holding out from getting a Twitter account for years. Recently, my resistance has been slipping because:

1. Twitter users transmit news faster than the news wires. Case study: Wednesday’s L.A.-area earthquake.
2. There are tons of Twitter tools out there to play with, such as twhirl and summize.
3. It’s beautiful in its simplicity.
4. It’s like IM from your phone and SMS from your computer all at once.
5. Many of my favorite bloggers use it and recommend it. (e.g. here, here and here.)

But then again…

1. I’ve already got a couple hundred friends on Facebook, and I can use my status message as a tweet.
2. Do I really need one more social networking account out there?
3. I have a hard enough time keeping up on my RSS feeds!
4. For news, how reliable is information provided via Twitter? Case in point: Subway Jared’s nondemise.
5. I’m doing everything I can to maintain a longer attention span; I can’t see Twitter helping that.

So, who out there loves to Twitter? Who else is holding out?