It’s finally happened: I’ve now seen why Twitter is hotter than crack in the 80s. And it’s not because Ashton Kutcher has a million followers or that Shaq “pwned” Oprah when she made her first tweet in all caps. No, it’s because of an AP article that covered the use of Twitter by food trucks:

Twitter recently became the communique of choice for the almost cultishly popular Kogi BBQ trucks, roving Korean-style taco vendors in Los Angeles that use the 140-character, cell phone-friendly missives to alert customers to their whereabouts and menu items.

And the trend is spreading to other wheel meals as more food trucks— a fast-growing food phenomenon in major cities, especially in the West — are using the social networking site to draw customers.

Obviously, the site will still be home to many mundane updates such as, “Just brushed my teeth,” or, “Had a totally awesome breakfast!” but creative and practical uses like this should become widespread enough that people can be up to snuff on all current local happenings including local restaurants’ specials or the newest beer and wine arrivals at your favorite liquor stores.  To take this one step further, how great would it be if you could check Twitter to find out what hoops are available at your local basketball court?  Nevertheless, if you’re one of those people who view Twitter as just another website for attention whores there is now a little bit of hope for the site’s future; and that is in Twitter’s potential to become an effective organizational tool that allows users to find stuff to do, eat, or drink by the minute.

source:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090515/ap_on_bi_ge/us_fea_food_twitter_trucks