P2: “Like Twitter In A Box”

A couple of months ago, P2 was mentioned at WordCamp Chicago (and I am sure it was mentioned at a few other WordCamps before that by Matt Mullenweg.

It is a way to integrate microblogging and regular blogging. Or you can use it by itself. For those who are regular bloggers, this is an extra way you can harness your blog’s power. How? Well, for example, you might come across something interesting, but only have a brief thought to share with your readers. You can not only engage your readers in checking out what you were reading, but encourage them to join in and share their own thoughts.

It gives more of the dynamic of group blogging in a way that not many would really think about doing. Below is the video describing P2’s features. I recommend taking a look.

P2 was announced in March 2009 as P2: The New Prologue as Prologue was introduced a little over a year before. Although it is not like Twitter, it has real time capabilities, but with comment threading, RSS feeds, and many other great features.

Do you use P2 already? What do you think about it if you do? If not, do you think P2 might be something that you might want to use?