I said, months ago, that I should start blogging in English (even if my English skills are very limited), and I think today is the day! I’ve just spotted a new use of Twitter and I want to share it with you.
We’ve seen a lot of new applications, mashups and companies working with Twitter lately, but the Go Media team comes with a fresh use of the n°1 microblogging service: they now offer design help via Twitter.
Have you ever found yourself stuck on a design project with nobody to ask for help? You Google for tutorials and pour over support forums for the answer but nothing seems to solve your specific problem? This is common with freelance designers who work alone. They don’t have the luxury of working next to other designers who just might know a quicker way to achieve the same effect. So Go Media is going to try to help as best we can, using Twitter!
Working with Twitter will give users a more customized service and something more personal than common tutorials. The other great thing is that, no only Go Media can answer your question, but the other followers too. It creates an interaction between the designers and builds a network of users helping each other. Their twitter account already got 297 followers in a couple of hours, and it’s still growing.
I’ll keep an eye on this project because I think it’s a really great idea. If you want to know more about how it works, just take a look at the project page.