In the spirit of the 140 character limit of Twitter, I present a great article on why Twitter matters in today’s social media landscape.

I was rummaging through archived files last night, putting the finishing touches on my online museum of old site designs when I ran across a video file in a version of my site from the year 2000 that is most definitely a video blog (vlog) post.

I’ve talked about the fact that I was a “vlogger” years before the practice was popular, but I finally found proof of it. I also love the subject matter… smells transmitted over the Internet. I also love that the company mentioned in the video still has a presence and still believes they’ll be pumping scents down the pipe in the near future.

Anyway, check out the video and you tell me… first vlogger or not?

UPDATE: I found an even older video blog post than the one below. Well, one day older, anyway.

Some of you out there may have read The Age Of Conversation, a terrific book about the proliferation between customers and brands, people with each other, and how the technologies and mindsets of today make this a fascinating time to be talking to each other.

The authors, Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton, are producing a 2008 version of this book, and I have signed on as one of the authors. I’m not sure what I’ll be writing about yet, as here’s the great thing… the topic to be covered is going to be determined by a collaborative vote.

If you’re interested in the prospect of becoming an author this time around, or if you simply want to have a vote for what the topic for the book will be, why not visit Drew’s Marketing Minute today and get in on the fun. Hurry though, the voting stops tomorrow, and the call for authors closes on February 3rd.