Tag Archives: communication

Twitter and the Aphoristic Society

| 14 October 2008, 11:11 am | tags: , , , , , ,

Twitter has been denounced by some as a useless waste of time. However, the short and snappy, “aphoristic” communication tool may also be a symptom of how people like to communicate today. The author argues that we are probably seeing a culture of more communication in less time, where people communicate “aphoristically”, i.e. try to communicate a lot in as little words as possible.

“To Twitt or Not To Twitt”

Maggie Badermadjian | 13 October 2008, 11:58 am | tags: , , ,

As it is defined in Wikipedia – Micro-blogging is a relatively new phenomenon defined as “a form of blogging that lets you write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) about your life on the go and send them to friends and interested observers via text messaging, instant messaging (IM), email or the web”, some examples…

Twitter – A Solitude Wail?

Cornelia Scripca | 12 October 2008, 10:11 pm | 2 comments | tags: , ,

I follow you means I’m watching you and what you are pretending to be doing every second. Is that true? Or is it that I want everyone to watch me? In other words is Twitter a medium for creating and maintaining relationships – making social contacts through the Internet – or is it a way of showing off individualism?
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Book Review on ‘Here Comes Everybody’

Hannah Biemold | 15 September 2008, 1:00 am | 3 comments | tags: , ,

Review of the book ‘Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations’ by Clay Shirky about new tools of communication and organizing of groups on the Internet. What are the social implications and what will change?