by Natasha Wescoat

Many of us artist have been made hip to the new social networking tools out there.

Twitter is known for 140 character posts with other people who follow you. It’s a great tool for quick messaging to friends, shouting out ideas, and sharing links. (EBSQ’s twitter is : http://twitter.com/ebsq)

Pownce, which was recently made open to the public, does that and more: allowing you to punch in html, video and other multimedia links, and sharing quick ideas without the 140 word limitation. It’s gaining notoriety, and inho would make twitter obsolete. It’s a matter of preference, I suppose, and…popularity of the tool.

Utterz is quickly gaining momentum. It’s the new micropodcasting site where you can record audio from your phone or via the computer. Now, you can record and post quick videos as well as photos and text posts. It’s a great way to converse with others should you forgo the use of the telephone/cellphone communication option. It’s free as well!

MICROBLOGGING VS. TRADITIONAL NETWORKING VIA THE NET

All of these tools and the many others available on the net would be an excellent tool to communicate and network with other artists on the net, and for these many reasons.: