MySpace was the first mainstream successful social media tool that grabbed our attention a few years ago.  Other services followed.  This year the micro blogging social media site Twitter.com saw huge growth with the majority of it's users joining over the past few months.  Some communities have been able to use Twitter in conjunction with other social media sites like Flickr, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and so on to bring people out of their Internet caves and into social venues for face to face interaction.  Des Moines is a city that experienced a great deal of activity thanks to connections made through Twitter. I am one of the Iowans using Twitter to make countless connections in Des Moines and in time zones far away.

Nathan T Wright from Lava Row wrote about successful events Twitter helped move along in Des Moines this year.  His blog speaks well of Twitter's practical daily use.  Oh and he also features a picture of me from a Des Moines Epic Ugly Sweater Party at the top of his blog titled "Thanks Tweeps. Love, Des Moines" so of course the blog is worth a look let alone a read.

http://www.lavarow.com/2008/12/30/thanks-tweeps-love-des-moines