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So, if you haven't heard yet, Twitter is the next big thing. It's basically just a mini-blog, each post 140 characters or less. Anyway, I've been twittering for almost a year now, but it was mostly in the tech community. Now that it's gone mainstream, I've decided to use it more so I don't feel so bad not blogging enough. It's actually a pretty nice tool for small, real time updates, and I have an app on my iPhone which makes it very easy to post from wherever I am.

So, here are the current Twitter accounts I have set up (the @ symbol is standard twitter syntax to indicate a user):

• @chrishathaway - This is the one I've been using for over a year. I try to keep it fairly professional, often focused on technology news and opinions. Probably not that interesting to most of you.
• @lincolnhathaway - Here's where we'll give updates on Lincoln, including all the little milestones, funny stories, quotes, and pictures. We'll write it in first person so it sounds like him talking. Maybe he'll take it over one day.
• @fionahathaway - This account is similar to Lincoln's, but obviously focused on the yet to be born Fiona. Our first post is a 3D ultrasound picture we got today. One thing special about this account is that we'll be sending frequent progress updates during labor and the delivery, so you can pray along with us in real time. :)
• @chrisrants - Sometimes I have something I really want to say, but no good venue to say it in, so this Twitter user is that place. Not for the faint of heart... it's not vulgar or offensive, just highly opinionated and often political.
• @aggdata - I'm using this account for my business. Nothing personal, so probably not interesting to you, but just in case you were curious.

There are three ways you can follow us on twitter:

• Each page has a link to an RSS feed, so you can easily get updates in Google Reader or whatever else you use.
• If you decide to get a twitter account yourself, you can "follow" any of our accounts, and the updates will appear right on your profile page.
• If you are a Twitter user and following us, you can get SMS (text message) updates for specific users. I don't know all the details, but I think you set up your cell with it first, then text to Twitter "FOLLOW username", like "FOLLOW fionahathaway". Be careful not to get too many updates and run over your text message limit for the month, but it may be nice for things where you want to know updates right away (like when the delivery happens).

I hope this now gives you a bit more insight into our lives (or perhaps too much), and we're excited to have this new tool for communication.