Twitter Moms

TwitterMoms describes itself as an online version of the three martini playdate. “Chat about the adventures of being a mom. It’s always happy hour here!” is the site’s tagline.

Twitter plays an important role for the community of moms who are looking for answers, to share and to connect, but is only one tool of many.

TwitterMoms has already expanded in enough directions to make it hard to describe.  Maybe start with Silicon Valley Moms meets Facebook meets Wine Library meets Blogspot meets Dr. Phil & Oprah.

Actually, according to a recent tweet by founder Megan Calhoun, Oprah calls the website “ridiculously addictive”.

The website is a showcase for social community platform Ning and continues to expand the envelope by testing new tools like chat.  Moms connect through blogging, commenting, profile pages, comment walls and forums.  How much does the tooth fairy leave your children? recently garnered 66 replies.

TwitterMoms also features groups  - Domestically Challenged Moms has 225 members - and produces community events such as Pip Squeak A Go-Go (a dance party for the kids) and a virtual wine tasting where moms crack open the same bottle of wine at a prearranged time and compare notes via twitter at #TMWC.

We like TwitterMoms as an example of how to integrate Twitter with other elements of social media to build a strong community and we look forward to following their progress.