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All of us in the office have hopped on the bandwagon and are now using Twitter, a social networking service where you publish micro pieces of information up to 140 words long. What does this look like? Well, look at my Twitter page for an example.

Lately I've been thinking about the implication of the type of information Twitter provides—what I have been referring to (at least in my own head) as microknowledge.

Essentially what Twitter is...is microknowledge. How much context can be added in 140 words? Not much. Like so much out there in our lives today, we are all losing our patience. We want it faster, briefer. But if we get it faster and briefer, what do we lose in the process?

In the bigger picture of things, I say we may be losing our ability to analyze, draw conclusions, and think about things deeply and meaningfully.

This is not to say I think microknowledge has no value. It absolutely does. And I've come across some really interesting things thanks to it.

I just wonder the implications microknowledge has in the scheme of our intelligence and its effect on our ability to most effectively find our personal reality and truth as human beings. Without context, can ever have meaning?

Truth be told, we are all are experiencing major info bloat! And not much of the info is relevant.

I'd like your input. How do you think microknowledge has affected you and how you learn and process information? My take: There is a big difference between intelligent and intelligence.

It seems that I have hit the point of giving up on resolutions. Personally and professionally, resolutions are just a good opportunity for disappointment.

That said, I am a big fan of an ongoing commitment to improvement. So this year, my list is:

Read more
Blog more
Run more
Be grateful

I am reading more thanks to my new passion for Twitter, which is leading me to interesting new sites and blogs.

As for running, I am trying despite my lousy stamina and learning to be a trail runner.

But mostly, I am grateful for our clients that are leading us into 2008. They are creating products that will change the footwear industry, improve our Web experience, protect our identities, benefit the Oregon economy, and shape the assisted living industry.

We're off to a great 2008 and I can't wait to see what is still ahead.