The latest issue of Business 2.0 Magazine has an article titled "What's Next" featuring what the editors believe to be the top 10 products, ideas, and trends. Guess who's in there!
Twitter made the list at #4! We're nestled snugly between wind power and implantable medical devices. Reporter Michael Myser writes that we're "catching fire" and adds "Better watch Dorsey's pithy life updates very closely."

Cole Camplese, Director of Education Technology Services at Penn State University, is interested in how Twitter "shakes down for good, not evil." He wonders if "quick, casual conversation can create an opportunity for a larger conversation" and asks, Does anyone see potential?

Meg Pickard has some very thoughtful Musings on Twitter posted on her blog.

Check it out, here's another take on a Twitter Mac widget called Twitterlex and a fun-looking Windows application called Twitteroo. There's a dozen other cool Twitter Desktop apps and lots of other neat gizmos and gadgets that work with Twitter at the Twitter Fan Wiki.

The folks over at Campaign08blog.com want canditates to get Twitter accounts.

We could watch as their campaign went from state to state and find out what fund raiser they are attending and what speaking engagement they might be attending.

That would be neat!

Once again some smart kvetching about Twitter which is more like praise and very helpful. Eric points out the interesting interaction challenges emerging with Twitter that we are currently working to address.

Why I Hate Twitter is a great post about Twitter with some really useful feedback. All except for the "send an electrical signal through the user's texting device if they're twittering out of control....Requires the user to have the 'Bluetooth Twitter Underwear Attachment'." I'm not sure we have the resources for electrical undergarments but the rest of the feedback--that's good stuff.

We sent out an email earlier today with some twitter news. It had a "hot" theme because it's been so freaky cold in SF. Anywhoo, here are some of the links and info the email had in case you didn't get it.

It's Showtime! Actor Janina Gavankar who heats up the screen on Showtime's The L Word is twittering now and you should follow Janina on Twitter because it's fun--especially if you're a fan. Janina is also Ms Dewey.

Twitterrific is the hotness. The Icon Factory built a snappy little mac app that lets you read and post Twitter updates. It's clean, concise, and designed to leave a small footprint on your precious screen real estate. We are in love with Twitterrific and you can download it for free.

Sundancing with Twitter. Yes, Twitter will be at Sundance--in spirit anyway. That was the idea Filmaker Lance Weiler had. Instead of lamenting over the fact that he wouldn't be heading to Sundance this year he whipped up the Festmob project to collect updates from folks who will be at the front lines of the buzz, parties, and gossip.

Import from LiveJournal. If you are a LJ afficionado then you've already done some work choosing who are your friends. That's why we built a simple LiveJournal friend importer using a technical vocabulary LJ supports called FOAF. Try out the new invite feature if you get a chance. We'll be making it smarter.

Twitter / darthvader: "Finding that dust and fingerprints show up too easily on gloss black. I should have opted for the Solar Yellow or Sedona Mist helmet color."

The Kismet Heuristic is doing Twitter tours. Neat!

Karen Quinn has written a new novel called Wife in the Fast Lane and she's also created a fun contest for folks to share a scene from their fast lane lives with a video, essay or a quick one-liner. Of course, Karen has a Twitter profile so you can keep up with the contest.

Here's something interesting that Mario has created using the Twitter API and the BBC Backstage Developer Network tools: A bunch of BBC News profiles you can follow on Twitter for breaking stories, Twitter style.

We created Twitter.com/macworld so you can get every little shred of info instantly as it comes out of the Moscone Center in San Francisco. If you are attending Macworld, you can contribute by prefacing your updates with the keyword MACWORLD.

To follow Macworld you can text FOLLOW MACWORLD from your mobile phone or make Twitter.com/macworld a friend via the web. We have a feeling this year's Macworld is going to be extra exciting.

The Twitter Fan Wiki calls TwitterPost "a simple, stand-alone interface to Twitter.com, one of the web's newest online communities. TwitterPost allows you to easily post to and read from your Twitter feed — plus a whole lot more. You'll have to try it out to see how much easier TwitterPost makes posting to your Twitter feed!" You can download TwitterPost from RAILhead Design. I'm gonna do it right now.

Use this neat little helper application from Bunny Hero Labs to create an image based Twitter badge. Good for sites that don't allow javascript or flash!

You can download the Twitter Widget from the Apple web site. Just so you know.