Posts Tagged “Twitter”

Better Question: Would a Social Media Revolt “Matter” If Nothing Was Remedied?

by Tony Hung on May 17, 2009

Ben Parr asks “Why Social Media Revolts Take Place”, and goes through the usual places (crib notes: they do something that seriously cheeses its users, obviously visible in hindsight).  I think the better question is “what would have happened if (…)

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Is Blogging Dead? (Wait: Is It That Time Of Year Again?)

by Tony Hung on December 1, 2008

The “is blogging dead” meme (although no one has the chutzpah to call it what it is) rears its interesting head today over at the FastForward Blog — and much like other memes about blogging (there is / is not (…)

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Will Qik Be The Next Twitter?

by Tony Hung on November 27, 2008

There’s been a lot of good debate around the use of Twitter at a time of crisis with the terrorist attacks in #Mumbai.  I think its probably going to be one of those perennial topics any time there’s a crisis (…)

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The Predictable (And Tragic) Evolution of New Media

by Tony Hung on November 20, 2008

Some news today on the tragic suicide of a young man captured on Justin.tv — Justin.tv being a tad different than, say, YouTube, as its one of those video services which streams content live.  That is to say, he committed (…)

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Twittering In Bad Taste: A Case of Media as Message

by Tony Hung on September 13, 2008

So there’s an interesting debate about the tastefulness of using Twitter at a child’s funeral, with some suggesting that it is (Valleywag, living in glasshouses, apparently), others suggesting that its merely pushing the envelope of new media usage. I think (…)

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What Happened With Pownce?

by Tony Hung on July 25, 2008

*image via Quantcast Almost 8 months into its public launch, Pownce is looking like a bit of a lame duck. Which is strange (or not). On paper, Pownce seems like a better Twitter than Twitter, given that you can also (…)

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