Another argument is that if posts are so short and are meant to save people time, what is the point in posting in the first place? Is it really important to let the world know what you're doing when you have all of 10 minutes to spare? It ridicules how ridiculous people have become in needing to inform everyone in their lives about their present location or activity. Also, the intern mentions how she plans to make a site of her own and "make buck" by making the posts even shorter. The world of new Internet sites are money driven. A more efficient site is likely to bring in big money if it becomes exceedingly popular such as Twitter. It is almost expected that eventually people will learn there is no need to make posts telling every personal detail and the limit will be 0 characters.
Friday, September 25, 2009
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The "mockumentary" put on by Slate V is comedically demonstrating how Twitter along with many other sites are continuing to try to make our lives more efficient. The basis of Flutter is to make online communication even shorter than Twitter's 140 character limit. The message presented here is how short can it get before it becomes completely pointless to even make a post? The Iphone application that automatically updates for a user telling where the person is or what the person is doing is meant to prove how obsolete and insignificant many posts are. Additionally, the choice of using the "Kim in bathroom" example of a post proves how Twitter and other social networking sites are opening people's private lives to the world. Although posts are chosen to be posted, people will post such comments that are truly irrelevant.
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I agree with pretty much all of the arguments that you brought up. I think eventually people will realize how pointless Twitter and other social networks are that require you to update your status every 10 minutes. I hope that eventually the phase will be over and people will get on with their lives, and focus on the more important things. The moment in the video when they use the example of "Kim in bathroom," is hilarious. I feel like it proves the exact point that they are tying to make.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the arguments you have made. I never really thought about the fact that if people are trying to save time by reading short posts, then they should not be reading them in the first place. It's interesting that you bring this up because it seems very true. Is there really a point to finding out what everyone is doing at every waking moment when you yourself are so busy that you cannot call them to find out? I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteCompanies such as the fictional Flutter are only creating their product to make money, not to 'make peoples lives easier'. As they said, the the girl at the end of the video, they are just trying to get rich. I agree many sites, even such sites as Twitter, are purely money driven.
ReplyDeleteWhat I enjoyed most about your argument was the paradox you made about how such sites are supposed to save time, yet one must use up extra time in the first place to write their posts. Such time is especially wasted because of the irrelevancy of most of the comments posted. I like how you ended by stating the ultimate future of such sites as Twitter, which will be their eventual abandonment after constant changes to make the sites more convenient and quick to use.
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