It seems that there is a mini-storm, particularly in Social Media circles in the area of microblogging. Microblogging is essentially small updates for readers that fit in a relatively short space (read: words or characters). Twitter, Pownce, Plaxo and Facebook are all examples of microblogging platforms or have them as part of their web app or service.
One might say, "why don't I just have a lot of short posts". And one could do this. However, micorblogs offer something more, a kind of community where one can interact with friends, etc. I would liken it to a town square or maybe coffee house or diner. You may run into people you know or strike up a conversation. And people may drift in and out. It is not IM, but you can do it from anywhere -- yet it is dynamic.
It is a unique way for people to transmit their values in real time. And to a group of people...Maybe you could think of it as a mob values aggregator!
One might say, "why don't I just have a lot of short posts". And one could do this. However, micorblogs offer something more, a kind of community where one can interact with friends, etc. I would liken it to a town square or maybe coffee house or diner. You may run into people you know or strike up a conversation. And people may drift in and out. It is not IM, but you can do it from anywhere -- yet it is dynamic.
It is a unique way for people to transmit their values in real time. And to a group of people...Maybe you could think of it as a mob values aggregator!
Time for Team Blogging?
I was reflecting on this post from Chris Garret overat Performancing. It really rings true for me. There is so much I would like to cover or write about but it just does not seem there is enough time! It used to be that the whole point of blogging is that you could get online [...]
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Martin Hall on March 09, 2006 at 11:36 PM in Collaboration, Commentary, Community, Personal, Random Thoughts, Technology, Web 2.0 | Permalink | Comments (0)