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So busy
What with family re-unions and dark nights ( I hate the winter) I haven’t been attending to this particular blog.
It’s very hard these days to keep up with the world of technology. Recent observations.
- The Bebo generation are now firmly ensconced on Facebook – this will change its dynamic as a business tool, and not for the better.
- I still don’t much care for Twitter, however, I have been introduced Tweetdeck by my good friend Laurena McKenna – its a winner.
- I have been playing about with Netvibes again but that login bit does my head in.
- The world has gone Mafia Wars and Farmville crazy. Apparently 70 million people are now invloved. Do you know anyone who doesn’t play one or the other, or both?
More later
Twitter – what’s the point?
Toma Bonciu posted an interesting article on LinkedIn. He wanted to discuss;
Definition: a broadcaster on Twitter is a person that is not interested in engaging with others or build relations or communicate
The odd thing is that many times the tweets contain useful tips and suggestions or useful links. So, why this can be a problem? Because it lacks interaction. You see, there are many broadcasters on Twitter. That is why you see every day hundreds of tweets about the same article, in the same form: title of article plus a link to it. There is no value on that.
We never do this in real life. We never recommend a book or a movie like that. We always express an opinion. And this is what I think is missing from Twitter right now. Look at Chris Brogan. Every tweet he puts on is an invitation to engagement and communication. We should learn from that.
A video of Toma’s suggestion is available on YouTube.
It’s good to see this type of debate taking place. As social networks mature, they will have to show a real ROI for businesses – the debate has top start somewhere!
