This is the entry where I diss Twitter. All I've heard lately is "Twitter." I think that word is becoming the new "podcast."

I've been trying Twitter for a few months and I was one of those people who used it at SXSW. I hear that SXSW is where Twitter "exploded" and I'm here to dispel the Twitter myth.

For those of you not in the know, Twitter is the latest social media darling. Essentially, it's a platform that allows people to send short messages, often text messages, to people they add to their Twitter list as friends or people to "follow." So you can receive a message online or via text, every time your friend decides to get a cup of coffee or go to the bathroom. I read someone somewhere called it the Seinfeld of 2.0, the interactive tool about nothing, and I couldn't agree more.

I've been using dodgeball for years. Dodgeball is a useful mobile social network. I add my friends online and then I can text the whole lot of them from location to location just by sending a short code with the venue name to Dodgeball. My friends all receive the message at once, detailing what bar or restaurant I am at, with the address of the place. If I want to send just a line or two of text, I can send that by starting the text to dodgeball with an exclamation point. Simple.

What's better about Dodgeball, beyond their massive database of public venues in most major cities, is that I can add my friends by email or phone (like twitter), or I can just search for them on dodgeball and ask to add them. Twitter has no search. I can't find my friends who are on there - I have to do all the work.

Moreover, I have no idea how other people whom I've never met are adding me or "following" me. I know that I clicked "ok" for them to do so, but how did they FIND me? Why did they select me? I assume they spotted my pic on the SXSW group. Now I have some people - who never even WENT to SXSW - sending me texts about going out for ice cream in some other state. That kills me. They were in the SXSW group but never went. Subscribe to my blog if you want to know what was happening at SXSW, not my twitter where I was asking where the next showcase was.

I know much of the fascination for Twitter is that it's leading toward the next evolution in blogging: the move away from today's "posts" and toward quick hits of information distributed more frequently. If you thought blogs were the People magazines to traditional media's New Yorker, wait until you see the next generation - a cross between zingers and texts. Maybe we should call them Zexts?

But for now, Twitter just ain't all that. Next.

I also want to remind everyone in the Philly area that Monday, March 26th is the first meeting for Social Media Club Philly!

Social Media Club - Philadelphia

So I'm here! Hello fellow, Blogher bloggers!

Day 1 was great, thank you, Lisa Magno for welcoming me to the table and for the necklace you are sending me. (How's that for bribery - I blogged it - now she has to do it!) My other tablemate was pretty much unstoppable in working the room yesterday. Ladies: consider yourself warned...;)

Yesterday, I had a chance to connect with Dina Kaplan with Blip.tv. If you aren't familiar with blip, check it out. We've recently been using it to host and share our video content on uwishunu and the quality is remarkably better than other video sharing sites. Dina also shared with me some shortcuts they have if you have an account on blip - that will automatically send/post the video to your site when it's uploaded to blip and will also add to your Del.icio.us and your flickr accounts (and other social media sites) with tags.

It's Day 2 and I'm at the measurement track now, with my other new table friend, Alicia, who is pretty much a blogging svengali, with a rockstar look to boot.

I'll be sure to log in later and share more from Blogher!

Tomorrow I'll be in Austin! Yipppppeeeeeeee-Ki-Yay!

MOVE TO PHILLY/PHILEBRITY PARTY @ SXSW (PHILLY JAWN) 3/17

SECOND ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF PHILLY MUSIC IN AUSTIN, TX
Saturday March 17 @ Cream Vintage In Austin, TX

FREE TO ALL. NO BADGES OR RSVPS NEEDED.

For the second year in a row, Philebrity.com and Move To Philly have teamed up to curate a showcase of Philly bands, emcees, and DJs. It's called Philly Jawn taken from the neighborhood slang "jawn" which can be, in various circumstances, taken to mean any given proper or improper noun - and you better stand clear, because this is one landmark bill.

On Saturday, March 17, our showcase will highlight some of the best and brightest new acts Philly has to offer in the heart of downtown Austin. Along with our presenting sponsor Uwishunu.com. The Philly Jawn is also brought to you in part by Yaris, Toyota?s fuel efficient, sub compact car. And now, the lineup:

12:00 - 12:30 PM - DJ (Philebrity)
12:30 - 1:00 - Adam Arcuragi
1:00 - 1:20 - DJ (John Redden)
1:20 - 1:50 - Illinois
1:50 - 2:20 - Nouveau Riche
2:20- 2:50 - Pattern is Movement
2:50 - 3:20 - The Teeth
3:20 - 3:50 - Relay
3:50 - 4:20 - The Asteroid #4
4:20 - 4:50 - Plastic Little
4:50 - 5:20 - The War on Drugs
5:20 - 5:50 - The Capitol Years
6:00 - 6:30 - The A-Sides
6:30 - ? -

Sorry I'll be missing all my blogger friends at SXSW. Extend your trips and stay for the Philly Jawn! Here's some of the Philly talent you'll see LIVE at our day party on March 17th in Austin:

Where has the month gone!? I've been crazy busy with work and touring my new hometown. I've been working on this - so if any of you will be at SXSW, please come by our jawn and say hi. It's a day party on March 17th at Cream Vintage. We'll share our yummy Philly delights like authentic Philly pretzels with you.

Beyond that, I've just been checking out cool new mobile technologies like Socialight. More to come...