12seconds.tv

12seconds.tv = video Twitter.  The idea is to record updates in 12-second bites.  This is harder than you might think, but the 140-character limit of Twitter was an acquired taste as well.  You can record the video straight to 12seconds.tv and post it to your feed.  Or, you can use mobile device to record the video and email it an assigned email address to get it posted to your feed.  My favorite way so far though is to record it through TweetDeck.  TweetDeck has combined Twitter feeds and 12seconds.tv feeds, so you can do it all via your desktop.I am still testing 12seconds.tv and haven't quite figured out how best to use it, but so far, here is why I like it:

• Visual communication instantly.
• Limited time allowance keeps it from getting mundane.
• It is new and different.

Why not to like it:

• Just another status update tool; we definitely have enough of those.

The technology has been around for about a year now, but hasn't caught on with the masses yet.  This is not to say that it won't - look at Twitter's growth: Twitter launched two years ago, but has just now hit the mainstream.Test it out and let me know what you think.  I have embedded my 12seconds.tv feed on my blog to the right.