Comments on: Phone call, email, Twitter? A Cambrian Explosion of Comms

By: Dave Twisleton-Ward

Dave Twisleton-Ward — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:34:11 +0000

Now that Digital Convergence is ubiquitous, even the mass market is ready for Communications Convergence. Look at the growth of Facebook amongst non-technical people, and Three’s Skype phone and their new “X-series”.

Get the tools right and even my gran will be on Twitter. She already uses txt spk, something I can’t bring myself to do.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:16:07 +0000

Yochai Benkler (“the Wealth of Networks”) calls it a “lookee here: see for yourself” culture. I think many of us act out this mannerism, while others are a filter for the rest of the adoption curve.

Others, which seem more prevalent in the offline corporate world, are the “summer-uppers” who have this need to explain the debates.

I think there are many sorts, some archetypal, while the new modes of communication will create new types and methodologies

By: /pd

/pd — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:16:43 +0000

James, I think Tim is spot on. We are filling new niches;, copying one another and become more “predatory” within the school of community. By “Predatory”, it means, – why do I take your twitter feed, or why do I take your RSS feed type of question ? Basically for information- I prey on what you feed via twitter or RSS !!

As to what motivates us, is it still the same old ego gratification ? “I heard it first, I twittered it, I blogged it” syndrome ?? or is it becuase that’s where the community is ?? I mean if I went to turmers and placed something there nobody would read that correct ? so there is no point in posting there, rAther the community traction is limited. However, the core premise is that we are self feeding ourselves and that is a cardinal motivator of the human species. PEERIOD.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:59:57 +0000

The less synchronous, the more honest and undivided the rejoinder.

Oratory was big in the 20th C, not only due to mass media and hundreds of “-isms”, but also because great speeches were planned asynchro and delivered synchro.

Succinct broadcasts may be the latter-day equivalent

By: chris dalby

chris dalby — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:33:13 +0000

Choosing the most suitable form of communication is not a thing that comes natural or automatic. the problem with electronic commincation, whichever form, one needs to take a step back and *not* act on impulse.

sending a public tweet is often not the right way when putting people on the spot, which is not often immediately obvious – especilly after a glass of wine.