July 28, 2008
In Robert Scoble's latest column in Fast Company, "Stream of Consciousness," a few of his tweets from microblogging service, Twitter, were arranged in streams to express the conversations he had with others while using the tool.
In this week-long glance at his tweetstream, Scoble said, "Twitter is the public square. Lots of noise, little signal. Blogs are like a speech. Signal, but little noise ..."
With the rise of new social media tools, such as FriendFeed and Twitter, more and more companies are catching on to their marketing benefits, and many others are using the service as their morning and evening check-in for the latest in news and updates. Some argue that it's just a blogger, and tech blogger, playground, but lately, especially in the case of Twitter, these types of services are becoming more mainstream.
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July 28, 2008 at 12:27pm by Lynne d Johnson
Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook, et. al., will all add to the Web, but I'm not sure they're going to replace blogs. Blogs are too much like news or books for Twitter to replace them. If you're thinking of blogs as just a place where ideas are shared and then people come and respond to you about your ideas, then yeah, I can see us moving in this direction. But I don't see 140 characters back-and-forth in conversation completely or entirely, replacing the need for blogs. IMHO, blogs have just become the next phase of how news is reported. That's why there's so much convergence between professional journalists and amateur journalists now. I think we're going to see more of a rise of the proam journalist and services like Twitter will enhance that. Just look at http://disqus.com/ and what it brings to both blogs and the Web overall. Sure more tools that encourage conversation, but there has to be something to talk about. Not sure the 140 characters are enough, or that these services will become mainstram in the truest since.
July 28, 2008 at 12:31pm by Brendan Collins
Twitter is like the Cliff's Notes of blogging - sure, it's fun, easy, and incredibly useful for streamlining communication, but people will always splurge for the real deal in long-form blogging. I do agree that there's a trend towards smaller/more readable with Internet news and communication, but it can only go so far before you start to lose relevant info.
July 28, 2008 at 12:45pm by jay brown
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July 28, 2008 at 1:17pm by John Hartman
If TWITTER and its 140-character limit become the "best social tool," then the nation is in deep doo-doo. Twitter has its place, but it simply cannot replace actual thinking about something...unless of course our schools are turning out metaphysical geniuses these days. My guess is NOT. The Scobelizer hit on what is the most value regarding Twitter - just another opportunity to market unnecessary crap to unthinking customers.
July 28, 2008 at 1:57pm by David Stephenson
In the year since I began using Twitter regularly, my blog posts have dwindled to just about zilch, while I post 10 times or so a day to Twitter. What I particularly like about it (other than the invaluable tool it can be in a disaster: http://tinyurl.com/2v5las) is that it also gives you insights into your contacts' personal lives (OK, sometimes more than you'd like to know. Yuck!) that can help in working together.
July 28, 2008 at 2:13pm by Giles Crouch
Looking at just the types of jobs evolving for Social Media, I think Twitter will become one stream of conversation, while blogs will be the veins that carry the pulse and blogs will be the muscles.
http://tinyurl.com/6dony7
And Twitter is just one of many conversation styles.
July 28, 2008 at 3:50pm by David Mullings
Twitter cannot provide what Blogs provide. I want to share lots of information in my posts and then see a string of comments.
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Twitter is a quick hit to ask a question or post an update. People find my blog posts through search engines and sharing links to relevant posts. Can you share my twitter post that way?
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Twitter is good for what it is, and it certainly isn't a replacement to blogs or more robust communication and engagement.
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I like blogs because they allow me to check in when I want while with Twitter, I miss too much if I stay off for a day (most of it is noise anyway)
July 29, 2008 at 8:20am by mack leo
The Twitter will replace blogs as the Web's best social tool. for Fast Company, "Stream of Consciousness," a few of his tweets from microbiologist service, Twitter, were arranged in streams to express the conversations he had with others while using the tool.
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July 30, 2008 at 5:50am by Krishnan Unni
The Industrial Revolution did not obliterate agriculture. The Information Revolution did not replace the Industrial Revolution. But what each revolution did was to occupy its place in the cosmic scheme of things. Twitter has its place, and Blogs have theirs. Saying that Twitter will replace Blogs is being naive at best.
July 31, 2008 at 11:08am by Paula Yee Sing-Edwards
Unless I misunderstand the potential of the 140 character limit, it is impossible to imagine Twitter replacing blogs. If it does replace blogs, we are indeed in a serious state.
Twitter has its place as a microblog at best, but hasn't brought the same satisfaction, flexibilty and freedom that blogging does.
Not to take anything from Twitter; it has its place and is a great means of keeping up to date with contacts' goings on.
July 31, 2008 at 11:11am by Paula Yee Sing-Edwards
Unless I misunderstand the potential of the 140 character limit, it is impossible to imagine Twitter replacing blogs. If it does replace blogs, we are indeed in a serious state.
Twitter has its place as a microblog at best, but hasn't brought the same satisfaction, flexibilty and freedom that blogging does.
Not to take anything from Twitter; it has its place and is a great means of keeping up to date with contacts' goings on.
November 5, 2009 at 10:15pm by Jay Brown
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