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April 5, 2009
Think Microblogging is Hip? Try Nanoblogging!
With all the hype surrounding Twitter these days, it was only a matter of time before someone tried to outdo them and come out with an even faster and more efficient method of communciation.
Enter Flutter. Flutter claims to be a nanoblogging service. Like all good Web 2.0 companies, they launched out of a Stanford dorm room.
Ok, ok this is all a joke. But at the same time, it is a bit of commentary on the current state of social media. Even ABC News was asking last week if anyone is sick of social networking yet?
My personal answer is that people aren't necessarily sick of social networking as they are of all the "gaming" of social media systems. Who's the most popular Twitterer? How many friends do you have on Facebook? Those vain social status games are what I find tiring. What's not tiring is simply connecting and networking. After all, networking is as old as man. It simply adapts to the technology at hand.
What's your answer to ABC's question? Does social media warrant the hype? Leave your response in the comment section below.
In the meantime, enjoy this mockumentary about the fictional Flutter.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson on April 5, 2009 6:33 PM
Comments
Social Marketing with Impact April 6, 2009 12:02 AM
I agree. I get a lot of use out of Twitter Search, and I like having Twitter around to just pop off on whatever is on the top of my head, as well as hearing from people of similar interests that I follow.
I find the race for followers to be incredibly lame -- seems like some people are still stuck in high school. Same with hiring teams of people to do your twittering for you, and auto-following people (unless you're just doing it to be polite, although I wouldn't recommend it).
Appropriate that the first comment on your post is from someone gaming Google with the same exact spam link that they've left on other blogs.
Stu April 6, 2009 12:42 AM
...And, I wish some day some body will come up with some new, novel ideas such as Nobllr or Antllr ( NO-Blogging or Anti-Blogging!)
Ravishankar April 6, 2009 2:07 AM
This story is ~so~ 37 minutes ago...
Anonymous April 6, 2009 9:00 AM
Yes, social media is over-hyped, but that doesn't diminish its importance. Remember when only a few cool, rich, XX people had mobile phones. SM must jump the shark before people realize its value is much deeper and its importance much greater than tools and services (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). Too many assume or presume that SM is all about these tools and services (and whether they are being monetized, etc) when in reality it's about so much more.
Scott Bauman April 6, 2009 9:25 AM
it goes with the old saying "Quality, not quantity.". I'll follow you if you follow me just doesn't do it for me - then the people who have something I really want to hear are lost among the muddy sounds of the rest of the pack.
I kind of like the idea of a quick way to post to a blog rather than have to write and edit a short article each time-kind of like value tweeting - a quick link of interest - which works for me.
I would never post anything to a microblog that wasn't of value either.
"Going to sleep now?" Don't tweet or blog about it!
Vickie Smith April 6, 2009 9:26 AM
It's a popularity contest, but what did anyone expect? The initial potential was quickly obscured by the nanoheads who believed the world actually wanted to know their every move and/or wanted to be their friend. After the novelty wears off, the true importance of SM and it's practical applications will evolve.
verdugo60 April 6, 2009 2:29 PM
social media totally deserves hype. I'm addicted. It's great to get out there & network. Talking about it on news ad nauseum isn't cool though. These cheese heads could make a mind-blowing orgasm sound droll.
john April 7, 2009 2:04 AM
I do not agree to saturation. I even think the term hype is misplaced in this context. Interactive media, which today is formerly represented by social networking, is an advancement in technology and it will proceed on the tv screen. It is not a fashion. Communications is essential and one may think about interactive technology as an advancement of telecommunications, which is even able to be processed using internet technology. These are the first steps into the future and it will proceed, if not a time shifting machine will put things upside down.
folden April 8, 2009 11:51 AM
They're a little late on this one. http://adocu.com has been around for over a year.
Andy May 3, 2009 5:23 PM
I want to bring to your attention www.emote.in
Emote is a concept of sharing emotions, built over microblogging with full functionality of a social-networking site and a beautiful scrolling TIMELINE ( www.emote.in/misc/images/timeline.JPG )
emote is a microblogging service; which is a platform to -
1. broadcast and share your emotions with your family, friends and with the entire world.
2. Make yourself heard, comment on news, stories and current affair.
3. Share your experiences, memories and events with your friends and family.
4. Connect with different people with similar emotional attributes as yours.
(ex: if atrocities on animals make you sad, connect with others who share the same feeling)
5. Jot-down your experiences. You usually have so many things to say - a constant stream of thoughts, comments and observations running through your head continuously.
6. A wonderful TIMELINE that arranges your messages in a chronological order date by date.
(A prominent micro-blog reviewer thinks so!)
http://emote.in/notice/2595
Sometimes, the important connections we make are the ones we make with ourselves.
Gaurav November 4, 2009 4:28 AM
This is a very timely post. The same negative sentiment that focused consumers against the old school means of "gaming the system" in internet marketing is bound to make head-way in social media. It wears itself out... quickly.
Thank you!
Maria Reyes-McDavis