So I've been Twittering for the past month and a half or so. What is Twitter you ask? It is social networking - microblogging if you will. You update your status periodically and develop a following, while in turn following other interesting people.
I keep it on my iGoogle page, on my blackberry, and of course you can go straight to Twitter.com. Twitter allows you to capture those random thoughts that you would normally internalize for fear of saying something out loud at an inappropriate time. One could almost say that it is an outlet for the random observations, frustrating moments, and amusing events that happen throughout the day - 140 characters at a time. At least that's the outlet I use it for.
In the process of updating reading updates, and looking for new and interesting people to follow, I've discovered an incredible community of Gluten Free/Casein Free twitterers. Some have Celiac, some are chefs, service providers, and still others parents like myself just trying to learn more and more about what to feed my kids and eliminate as many issues as possible.
So last Friday night one of the new Twitterers that I follow Bonnie Sayers organized this great Gluten Free Twitter Party. Okay, you barely learned about twitter was, and now there are throwing parties. It's really not as complicated as it sounds. Think of Twitter as being in a chat room with many people and posting randomly. A Twitter party then becomes a chat room of people all on the same topic. The party started about 7:30 - and no it's not like back in college by any stretch of the imagination - sadly, those days are over. Instead it was spent in front of the computer on a Friday night with the children running around screaming. There were times where it got to a point where the conversations were so quickly being updated and the twitterers typing so feaverishly that one could only read every other post. Hardly the same, but it was still great!
Knowing that many people I know still look at me funny when I talk about Twitter, I figured it was a great way to pass on some of the knowledge that I gleaned from participating in the intense knowledge transfer of people from all across the country on "the diet". It was fantastic to realize there are so many people out there battling the same daily issues of what to make, how to make it and where to get it. With any luck, I've also sparked some interest in my new favorite obsession - Twitter itself.
So, as promised here are some of the many resources I gathered from the infamous "Gluten Free Twitter Party":
Great Blogs
Celiac Snack
Karina's Kitchen- Recipes from a Gluten-Free Kitchen
Mom Cooks Gluten Free
Switch 2 Gluten Free
The Bon Bon Gazette
Great Resources
Dairy Subustitutions
Flour Chart
Grandmas Gluten Free Baking and Cooking
Gluten Free Meal Planner
