Can Twitter Survive What Is About to Happen to it? I think that is the wrong question…
The explosive rise of Twitter in the last couple of months is giving rise to a couple of phenomena, and to some these trends are harbingers of doom: More than a few people are asking if Twitter can survive what is happening to it, in it’s current form. And the answer is surely that it can, at least from an infrastructure perspective. I would pose the question differently: How can Twitter continue to deliver value as a meaningmaking and sensemaking tool for its users? A couple of examples that illustrate what is happening: Tweepme, a ponzi-like scheme that would have you pay for...
read moreWhat the cool kids did this weekend…
For those not obsessed with recent tech or online developments, the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, is the place where the Digerati, Social Media Mavens, Tech Geeks, Bloggers and increasingly Corporations assemble each year to immerse and attune themselves with emerging trends, innovation, creativity and fun. There are few better places to get in touch with trends in online developments. Web2.0? We’re talking Web3.0 here (officially announced at SXSW on Friday)… Now I was not there, but not being able to attend an event like this is actually becoming ever less...
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