ElggVoices

I’ve spent a bit of time looking at a new service (in beta, I’m guessing) offered by the Boys of Elgg. It combines the profile/social networking opportunities of Facebook, with the channels option of Jaiku, and the intent of Twitter: ElggVoices. While the site has a few bugs (periodic log outs, took me a while to figure out how to post a “shout out”, etc.) I like the clean interface and ability to create networks (once the channel feature is available), which would be ideal for keeping in touch with students in a particular class. The mobile phone integration looks useful as well. While I suspect a few people may be a bit reticent at first in relying on the service due to how the EduSpaces shutdown (i.e. lack of communication with members) was handled, I can see it becoming a useful educational tool.