http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/ This is the blog of Glen Hiemstra, futurist speaker, keynote speaker, futurist consultant, and Founder of futurist.com Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:36:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-205889 Whither Twitter? | stagesofpresence.com Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:23:27 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/?p=1488#comment-205889 [...] has an interesting blog about Twitter where he explores whether Twitter is “the next big thing, or tipping point to a meaning-free [...] [...] has an interesting blog about Twitter where he explores whether Twitter is “the next big thing, or tipping point to a meaning-free [...]

]]> http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-140193 Glen Hiemstra Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:12:11 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/?p=1488#comment-140193 USA Today, April 15, 2009 issue, Life Style section page 1 has a lead article, "Relationships in a twist over Twitter." USA Today, April 15, 2009 issue, Life Style section page 1 has a lead article, “Relationships in a twist over Twitter.”

]]> http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-139760 Whither Twitter? « Stages of Presence Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:37:05 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/?p=1488#comment-139760 [...] has an interesting blog about Twitter where explores whether Twitter is “the next big thing, or tipping point to a meaning-free [...] [...] has an interesting blog about Twitter where explores whether Twitter is “the next big thing, or tipping point to a meaning-free [...]

]]> http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-135268 Glen Hiemstra Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:56:45 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/?p=1488#comment-135268 Interesting way to look at it - you are your own audience. My young colleague, Kanna Hudson (she does our millennial gen stuff) calls it "ambient intimacy" - which is kind of like being at a party, where you're aware of what everyone is doing, but you're not directly engaging with everyone all the time. " See her blog at millennialGeneration.org. This is another nice image. Interesting way to look at it – you are your own audience. My young colleague, Kanna Hudson (she does our millennial gen stuff) calls it “ambient intimacy” – which is kind of like being at a party, where you’re aware of what everyone is doing, but you’re not directly engaging with everyone all the time. ” See her blog at millennialGeneration.org. This is another nice image.

]]> http://www.futurist.com/2009/03/26/future-of-technology-twitter-and-a-webcast-archive/comment-page-1/#comment-135224 Aurelio D'Amico Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:48:31 +0000 http://www.futurist.com/?p=1488#comment-135224 A tweet is always read at least ones: from its writer. Who the writer is writing to? No one and everyone. Is all this meaningless? Meaning is a fabricated concept. There is no such thing. Twitter is the closest thing to a “collective consciousness” which is meaningless by nature. The proverbial tree falling without witnesses shows you how much powerful text is (you can write about a paradox you’ll never be able to solve) and twitter is all about text: still the most powerful communication technology out there. A tweet is always read at least ones: from its writer. Who the writer is writing to? No one and everyone. Is all this meaningless? Meaning is a fabricated concept. There is no such thing. Twitter is the closest thing to a “collective consciousness” which is meaningless by nature.
The proverbial tree falling without witnesses shows you how much powerful text is (you can write about a paradox you’ll never be able to solve) and twitter is all about text: still the most powerful communication technology out there.

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