Twitstream 2

For bleary-eyed microbloggers, Twitter's 140 characters can sometimes seem way too cumbersome, right? Try Flutter, which chops it all down to just 26 characters. [Yes, they're kidding.] The spoofsters behind Flutter call it nano-blogging. Instead of tweets, try flaps—as in a hummingbird's wings. [And that's just for starters.] Have a look at this mockumentary by Slate V: