http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:13:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336408 What are we doing when we Twitter? - - mathewingram.com/work Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:46:19 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336408 [...] can be a big waste of time, as Scott Karp noted in a recent post (my response at the time is here). But then, as more than one person has noted, the Internet can be a big waste of time too. And [...] [...] can be a big waste of time, as Scott Karp noted in a recent post (my response at the time is here). But then, as more than one person has noted, the Internet can be a big waste of time too. And [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-341496 Charlie Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:59:31 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-341496 I think it might have some business applications. Here's my (slightly contrived) situation <a href="http://www.bookbook.com.au/wordpress/?p=97">http://www.bookbook.com.au/wordpress/?p=97</a> I think it might have some business applications. Here's my (slightly contrived) situation http://www.bookbook.com.au/wordpress/?p=97

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336191 Wildfire Strategic Marketing | (3i) » Twitter me this… is your signal getting lost in your noise? Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:44:22 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336191 [...] the great Twitter debate continues to rage on (and on), I get the feeling we’re missing a key point of what true connections and [...] [...] the great Twitter debate continues to rage on (and on), I get the feeling we’re missing a key point of what true connections and [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336186 Is Twitter the Ultimate “No Social Barrier” Medium? « SmoothSpan Blog Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:54:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-336186 [...] Mathew Ingram is on a similar vein, waxing eloquent on the notion of “ambient intimacy.”  I first came across that term via Leisa Reichelt.  There is no question that continual casual contact promotes much deeper communication than many people suspect.  It’s one reason why teams geographically separated have a hard time communicating as well as a group all in one place.  I’m just not sure Twitter is an adequate substitute.  The water cooler may in fact be a better tool after all.  Still, Twitter beats no contact at all by a lot, and it lets you have some form of ambient intimacy with a whole lot more people. [...] [...] Mathew Ingram is on a similar vein, waxing eloquent on the notion of “ambient intimacy.”  I first came across that term via Leisa Reichelt.  There is no question that continual casual contact promotes much deeper communication than many people suspect.  It’s one reason why teams geographically separated have a hard time communicating as well as a group all in one place.  I’m just not sure Twitter is an adequate substitute.  The water cooler may in fact be a better tool after all.  Still, Twitter beats no contact at all by a lot, and it lets you have some form of ambient intimacy with a whole lot more people. [...]

]]> http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-341495 antje wilsch Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:41:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/12/12/twitter-waste-of-time-or-social-tool/#comment-341495 Hey, I read your blog every day..... :) Hey, I read your blog every day….. :)

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