Israel Hyman

Yesterday I asked my Twitter followers for recommendations on where I could find some amazing and useful themes for WordPress. Above is an image showing some of the responses I received.

This is another example of how much I enjoy using Twitter as a resource. Could I have simply searched Google for “WordPress Themes?” Yes, and I already had. I wasn’t happy with the results because there’s too much information out there. It’s overwhelming. And it takes hours to filter through it all.

A better way is to ask my friends (my followers on Twitter) and get personal recommendations. Not only do they recommend themes, in some cases, they tell me about their personal experience using the theme. I’m not going to get that from Google (yet).

By the way, I discovered several WordPress themes which I like, and by the end of the evening, I had nearly finished a quick redesign of both IzzyVideo.com and RollingRs.com.

My interests are shifting again. The subjects I study online have moved away from previous topics (podcasting, blogging, video) to mobile technology, specifically mobile text and group messaging.

So many companies are getting into this space, and I think they’re smart because soon the Myspace-type social networks will move off the web and into mobile devices like cellphones. User profiles, comments, and messaging are already there via new services like Twitter.

I think the one to watch is Groovr. I’m loving what they’re doing. Take a little Myspace, mix it with Twitter, add a couple new ingredients, and you get Groovr. This has everything it needs to be a huge success.

Check it out, and make sure you add me as a friend on Groovr!