It took me a while to chase down the snippet of code that I needed to do it… but it’s done. IT is the Microblog feed from Twitter that I maintain… you can find it on the main page!
I find that the visibility of the Microblog allows clients to see into what goes on… real time! If a client sees a post that says, “The layout is wooping my butt… I don’t do kids books often enough.” and that is their project… they have more insight into the work than they would normally have. Now, I will probably endeavour to keep the posts more positive than that, but clients deserve transparency in this post-modern age.
The transparency not withstanding, the constant updates of the Microblog also increases relevance for search engine crawlers. SEO (search engine optimization) is a bit of a beast as it is… I still have to work on those meta-tags, but any help I can get is worth it!
Don’t forget the geek factor! I use the Twitterverse to debug and troubleshoot problems on a daily basis. If you see an “@” symbol in front of someone’s name (during the twitterfeed), that means I am replying to them; it is like a direct message. I will ask other geeks out there how to do things or ask why YOUR page doesn’t work on some browsers… it is an open community.
To summarize:
- Microblogging maintains transparency
- Microblogging increases SEO compliance
- Microblogging is geeky
I encourage you to check back in on my feed. It might give you some insight on how well your project is going or just provide some amusement in any other event.
