Amateur radio and Twitter

I thought the interview with Jeff Pulver was the highlight of the NPR "On the Media" segment.  He tells the story of when he first saw an amateur radio in his uncle's office up and talks about his fascination with it growing up.  He taught himself Morse code and electronic theory and the rules and regulations of amateur radio.  He spent countless hours on amateur radio in high school and junior high school.  He attributes the interest in the radio to his desire to connect to people despite his lonely personality.

I had never made the connection between amateur radio and Twitter before, but their similarities are quite evident.  Their technological aspects are quite different, but at the core, they each allow people to keep in touch and connect with other people.