Just had to get that off my chest. I don’t hate Twitter, or think that it should never be used. I just don’t find it very relevant to my life. And I have good reasons for that. Other people have good reasons why it is the best online tool in their digital life. And they [...]
14 Apr, 2009
Is Twitter a Waste of Time?Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Micro-Blogging| Social Networking
Every time I start talking about Twitter, I get the same response: “Why would I want to read short messages about what someone ate for breakfast?”.
You wouldn’t – but that is the wrong question to ask. It is the same as asking “Why would I want to watch TV when there are soap operas on [...]
09 Dec, 2008
Is Social Networking Getting Old, Or Just Getting Started?Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Micro-Blogging| Social Networking
In the current Web 2.0 world, many have predicted that “trends” will have a very short life. Many have written off Microsoft already because they already had their five years of dominance. MySpace and FaceBook have had their day and will die out soon, according to some. Twitter never really caught on in the mainstream [...]
23 Jun, 2008
Presidential Twitter DebatePosted by: Katrina Adams In: Current Events| Micro-Blogging| Social Networking| Web 2.0
Very interesting story on NPR about the current presidential twitter debate going on between the Obama and McCain camps. Listen to the store here.
Weekend Edition Sunday, June 22, 2008 – Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum, a Web site that focuses on the intersection of politics and technology, talks about the Twitter debate [...]
04 Mar, 2008
The EduGeek Journal Social Network is LaunchedPosted by: Matt Crosslin In: Micro-Blogging| Site News| Social Networking
If you are like me, you get random emails, IMs, Jaiku/Twitter notices, etc from random people about random cool Ed Tech stuff. You try to pass them on to as many people as possible, but you inevitably leave someone out. Then, you remember the people you forgot and can’t find the original message anymore. Wouldn’t [...]
09 Oct, 2007
Google on the BrainPosted by: Katrina Adams In: Current Events| Micro-Blogging| Online Tools
I was a bit surprised today when I saw Matt’s Jaiku post about Google buying Jaiku. (See Jaiku’s announcement and Google’s blog post.) Now, I know this is a conversation that’s been going on a long time now and has been a concern for many, but it still just really amazes me and kind of [...]
Interesting news in micro-blogging. Twitter will soon release it’s newest feature — the ability to search in real-time for key words and get results from recent twitter posts. (Read full ZDNet article here.) ZDNet notes that this will allow Twitter to become “the ultimate buzz tracker for those who are interested in what’s being talked [...]
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