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Call it my mild OCD, but I hate having to sign up all of these friggin new accounts on all these new friggin websites. If I have to sign into a website to read the data in it, chances are I wont be using that website. The same goes for putting data onto a website - if I have to log into it, and its not critical to functioning (such as work sites, etc), chances are I wont use it. This is what I love about Google Reader (RSS) and Blogger. Google Reader provides the data consolidation (from a single login) and Blogger allows me to send in updates via email (including pictures).

Now both of those sites have thier limitations of course. I guess you can't get everything you want unless you build it yourself. Or can you?

If you haven't noticed from previous posts, I've taken an anti-Twitter stance - refusing to sign up for a Twitter account. My good friend Perno was kind enough to remind me yesterday that I've actually had a Twitter account since 2007.. Doh! Although never used, he was correct. I signed up for an account after he began using it over 2 years ago.

On the (long) drive to work this morning I thought, 'Why couldn't I update my Blog and my Twitter account at the same time?'. Hmm. If I could communicate with my friends and family on two separate websites but not add any additional work for myself, why not? But how easy will it really be? How many other sites will I have to sign up for? How many workarounds will I have to implement?

And so the week of Twitter begins. I'll use Twitter to its fullest for one week, integrating it into my blog, using it daily, and documenting the pros and cons. Then we'll see. Hopefully it will serve as a helpful guide to everyone else - maybe it wont - either way in the end it gives me something else to do ;)