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Not sure what to think about this post. I've heard Leo speak about the likes of Twitter being the "internet's nervous system." In reality, these social networks
by MC27 16y ago
Not sure what to think about this post. I've heard Leo speak about the likes of Twitter being the "internet's nervous system." In reality, these social networks - although useful for certain activities, like networking - are mostly superficial and disposable. Perhaps, when you are surrounded by pundits and PR types, it becomes difficult seeing beyond the hype.
- motters 16y agoIndeed microblogging is extremely ephemeral. I don't think it was ever intended to be anything otherwise though.
- aerique 16y agoIt's the primal appeal of Twitter to me: a digital alternative to screaming into a pillow / bathtub / primal scream ball whenever a politician does something stupid.
- gorog 16y agoA little while ago, Twitter only stored our last 20 tweets and discarded the previous ones. When they stopped being that much ephemeral, no one noticed.
- megablast 16y agoThe fact is, we need systems like this. We need to know what the superficial people are talking about, in order to understand how people really think about the world, and what they are all talking about lately. It helps us get greater understanding of the world. Much easier to look at trends and graphs, than it is to actually listen to any of these people.
- elblanco 16y ago> We need to know what the superficial people are talking about... ugh, no thanks. If I have an hour of free time and a choice between hearing what vapid morons have to talk about, or illuminating myself with something a bit deeper, I'll take the later.
- dingle_thunk 16y ago... But the people with real insight very rarely share it. All you get from these sorts of networking tools is a mishmash of mediocre gibberish.
- megablast 16y agoit is useful to have a pulse on what the majority are thinking, talking about.