Avoid Twitter character limits with TinyChat

Have you ever replied to a tweet and realized you want to carry on a real conversation without having to limit your replies to 140 characters? Maybe you met them on Twitter and don't have any other way to talk with them. Just go to TinyChat.com and "Click to create your chat room". In just a few seconds you'll have a URL which you can post or send through direct message to anyone who you wish to chat with. They can click the link, enter a name and be chatting with you instantly.

In the TinyChat Terms of Service (ToS) they say, "After you leave the chat room, all the chat data is gone, so its perfect for secure chats." While they may discard the chat data once you leave, I would caution against considering this a secure method of chatting. The only thing anyone needs to join the chat room is it's URL and the site does not make use of a secure connection.

TinyChat wont be replacing email or instant messaging any time soon, but for those instances where you want a quick and easy way to talk online it's excellent.

Note: TinyChat gives you the option of entering your Twitter credentials. I'm very wary about giving my login information out to anyone, however warhawke tried this and found that they automatically tweet your meeting room information for everyone to see. As always, give your credentials at your own risk.

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Why you should check out TweeterGetter

I've read a number of articles in the past week regarding TweeterGetter, most of which identify it as a ponzi or pyramid scheme. At first glance they seem to be right, however I've given this a lot of thought and come to the realization that they couldn't be farther from the truth.

TweeterGetter is basically a multi-level marketing tool to get new followers on Twitter. Yes, it is pyramid shaped in nature and involves you following several people below you in the "chain" in order to be added to the list of those to be followed. That's where the similarity to the aforementioned schemes end. Getting new followers is no guarantee that those tweeps will continue following you. It's up to the quality of your tweets to keep those followers. On the flip side, you can stop following the people who you were "forced" to follow when you joined whenever you want. Joining essentially costs you nothing and the gains are short lived unless you add value to the twitterverse.

One of the great strengths of Twitter is the way it brings together people who would have never otherwise met through their common interests/discussion points. I see this as just one more way you can connect with people you might not have had a chance to meet. Only you can decide if gaining possible followers is worth following a few random people for a bit. If so, give TweeterGetter a try!

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