http://drinkingoatmealstout.com/2008/03/13/why-twitter-was-so-successful-at-sxsw-geography/ where we drink up the Web and postulate about its future Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:51:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://drinkingoatmealstout.com/2008/03/13/why-twitter-was-so-successful-at-sxsw-geography/#comment-10068 Friendly Intelligence - March 16, 2008 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:02:25 +0000 http://oatmealstout.wordpress.com/?p=381#comment-10068 [...] Why Twitter Was So Successful at SXSW…Geography -  Justin writes about how helpful twitter was at SXSW, but rightly so talks about the importance of geography (while giving a shout out to Boulder).  It seems the issue of geography is growing, as people want to tie the online world to the offline. One of the best sessions I attended at SXSW was on mobile gaming, and talked about the ability (and limitations) of using gps to physically locate people and objects in real life. Very cool, heady stuff. [...] [...] Why Twitter Was So Successful at SXSW…Geography -  Justin writes about how helpful twitter was at SXSW, but rightly so talks about the importance of geography (while giving a shout out to Boulder).  It seems the issue of geography is growing, as people want to tie the online world to the offline. One of the best sessions I attended at SXSW was on mobile gaming, and talked about the ability (and limitations) of using gps to physically locate people and objects in real life. Very cool, heady stuff. [...]

]]> http://drinkingoatmealstout.com/2008/03/13/why-twitter-was-so-successful-at-sxsw-geography/#comment-10056 Doug Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:28:28 +0000 http://oatmealstout.wordpress.com/?p=381#comment-10056 Now we can explain what twitter is via a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o Now we can explain what twitter is via a video

]]> http://drinkingoatmealstout.com/2008/03/13/why-twitter-was-so-successful-at-sxsw-geography/#comment-10055 Henny Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:48:55 +0000 http://oatmealstout.wordpress.com/?p=381#comment-10055 I think it makes total sense Justin. I saw more than a few Tweets from folks saying that they felt "drowned out" by all the SXSW Tweets. I reckon tagging and categorising is the way to go, that way you can customise your Tweet streams in a way that makes sense for you. I think it makes total sense Justin. I saw more than a few Tweets from folks saying that they felt “drowned out” by all the SXSW Tweets. I reckon tagging and categorising is the way to go, that way you can customise your Tweet streams in a way that makes sense for you.

]]> http://drinkingoatmealstout.com/2008/03/13/why-twitter-was-so-successful-at-sxsw-geography/#comment-10049 karl Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:11:59 +0000 http://oatmealstout.wordpress.com/?p=381#comment-10049 It is useful until it is not anymore. Visibility is easy to gain. Privacy and opacity is a *lot* harder to regain after having been exposed, specifically on the Web. It is useful until it is not anymore. Visibility is easy to gain. Privacy and opacity is a *lot* harder to regain after having been exposed, specifically on the Web.

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