Comments on: Twitter Co-Opted by Users as Better SMS, Social Media Platform

By: Stilgherrian · Links for 26 May 2008 through 01 June 2008

Stilgherrian · Links for 26 May 2008 through 01 June 2008 — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:04:55 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:22:17 +0000

yeah, Ian, it’s an interesting extension of the commons… an un-place that’s everywhere.

i expect to see micro-twitters spinning off (or licensed by Twitter?) that can be deployed & secured by in-groups for specific purposes (corps, projects, focused discussions, etc). I’m curious how the medium could be used as a general comm channel around specializations. In the meantime it’s a fun place to hang out in and broadcast to the world.

Re: surveillance… I fully expect that in 10-15yrs political candidates will have their long-forgotten tweets spread across the front page.

C23

By: Thirtyseven

Thirtyseven — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:09:56 +0000

“Frankly, itâ€™s amazing that Twitter is doing as well as it is.”

AMEN. There’s a puzzling tide of whining entitlement, generally from people with no concept of how much logistics are involved with keeping a global conversation running. Hopefully repeated Twitter brownouts will be a catalyst for these folks to look into the details and gain some appreciation for the nuts and bolts.

By: John C

John C — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:15:25 +0000

Welcome to the age of auto-surveillance!

By: Ian Kath

Ian Kath — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:04:21 +0000

With the whole new method of communication that is Internet 2.0 we’re seeing the means and methods of conversation starting to change.
Twitter in particular has a unique place in that it’s like a chat we have in a pub or party. The way a tribe may communicate sitting around a campfire on the plains of Africa.
When the conversation had too many people the tribe would break away and the conversation would start again with the more comfortable group size. Growing and fracturing to create the world of tribes, kingdoms and nations.
Twitter has the power to bring the conversation back to the campfire, intimate, personal and instant but without the restrictions of size. The technology has the power to fix that.
Let the revolution continue. :)