A few interesting thoughts here. First off: (http://twitter.com/daveixd)
What is interesting is that almost everyone has looked at this question from the Poster's point of view and not the reader's. Very interesting. I LOVE reading my twitter follower's feed. Sometimes its a bit much when David Armano is at a conference, or Thomas Vander Wal is traveling around the world (I mean how many times can one man be stuck on a tarmack?). But it is a great way for me to not be connected (that's like 'ease of use'), but rather to get new insights into the lives of. Examples. I have met with, corresponded with, even planned a conference with Dan Saffer, but I only found out through twitter that he plays cello. There are a million such situations like this. Now going back to the other side of it (and I'm concentrating on twitter). First off, I don't think of it as micro-blogging. It is not a log in any sense of the term for me, the way a blog is, or maybe it is more like a log than a blog is. But it is so much about the way I monitor it. The fact that it can come into so many different platforms and they are all push (by choice/selection). And I can push back through all of those same platforms as well. Next thing, it is sometimes an easier (and also cheaper) way to SMS someone, especially someone around the world. I love doing back and forth direct message conversations with Daniel Szuc in Hong Kong (or wherever he is this week -- I think Taipei). The fact that I even know he is in Taipei would have never happened before twitter. A great resource to look up about all this are some of the talks on Leisa's blog www.disambiguity.com. Just look for "ambient intimacy". On a separate note, this is also why I use facebook. It's stream/feed is also a great way to relate to people in a different way. -- dave -- David Malouf http://synapticburn.com/ http://ixda.org/ http://motorola.com/ ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
