Archive for the ‘Twitter’ Category

Visualising the User-Driven Web

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

I was just pointed to Flickrvision, and I'm impressed.  Flickrvision, and its older sibling, Twittervision, are program mashups by David Troy which combine the visualisation of Google Maps with the user-created data flowing out of Flickr and Twitter.  There's a 'standard view' in which individual Tweets or Flickr images are ...

Six Twitter Questions

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Last week danah boyd posted a few questions about Twitter use.  Since I answered each one in my head, I figure I'd post my answers here on the (very off) chance someone else is interested in my answers.  danah's questions are in italics ... First, the practical question. Can ...

I Jaikued today … I don’t think I shall again.

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

I tried Jaiku today since it's been discussed a lot recently as the 'other' Twitter (even though Jaiku was around first, I think). First impressions of Jaiku - a lot more tools, more fleshed out, I like the idea of comment threads on individual messages, it's less about popularity per se, ...

It’s a Small World After All: From Wired’s Minifesto to the Twitterati

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Apparently small is the new black. This month's Wired Magazine contains a Minifesto, celebrating the coolness of all things mini, from meals to media: Today, media snacking is a way of life. In the morning, we check news and tap out emails on our laptops. At work, we graze all ...