Despite such criticism towards the seemingly unimportant tweets, the matter is one of opinion as someone may indeed be interested by such updates. The limited number of texts can also be an advantage as one can quickly update and be updated on the lives of family members and friends. The video's criticisms stem from a bias opinion about twitter in general, yet many of its statements do prove true and perhaps eye opening.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Flutter Response
While flutter represents a gross over exaggeration of twitter, I enjoyed and agreed with many of the statements made in the video about the website's absurdity. What stood out most was the iphone application that stated at all times where a person is. This shows the unimportance of the numerous, trivial activities that people partake in everyday, which is meant to illustrate the point that most tweets themselves carry the same value. It begs the question of why someone should care if their friend is at starbucks or in the bathroom, especially if they find out in such an impersonal way. The application also shows the advancement of technology, which many argue can be making our personal lives more and more public.
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I agree that it is ridiculous how many unimportant tweets are posted. Flutter just goes to show that people have become obsessed with letting everyone know what they are doing in a less personal way. Websites like Flutter and Twitter make our every day lives public. This demonstrates that we live in a world where technology is advancing and people are becoming more interested in it. It is somewhat disappointing how people are interested in the most trivial things.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of unnecessary posts and tweets that people put on their social networks is ridiculous. Just because you are doing something doesn't mean that everyone you know wants an update about it. I find it interesting that we use social networks for convenience and quick communication that is not time consuming and yet we waste unbelievable amounts of time reading updates and creating updates ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the triviality of each "tweet". I like how you mention that it is incredibly impersonal to read tweets such as "at starbucks" because it is true. It's not the same as if your friend calls you up to tell you, or invite you to come along. It feels like you're just a third party observer in their world, rather than a "friend". The same information that they are "telling" you through tweets is the same information that anyone else can read, which makes things not as personal anymore.
ReplyDeleteI also though the idea that sending instant updates of one's location was ridiculous, but perhaps thats where mciroblogging technology is heading. I agree that updates of "Kim get coffee" or "Kim in bathroom" lose their personal intimacy when it is public information available to everyone. Part of the reason people care about what their friends or family are doing is because it creates a connection into their personal lives, but if this connection is available to anyone following them on twitter, it loses its sentimental value.
ReplyDeleteWhile it is somewhat understandable why someone would care if their friend is at Starbucks, you do have a point with the fact that nobody cares if you are in the bathroom. All your twitter followers are not keeping track of your daily excretory habits, that is a promise.
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