Comments on: Enterprise two point twitter? http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paula Thornton http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-24612 Paula Thornton Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:00:02 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/#comment-24612 What seems to be missing from the discussions are some of the conceptual perspectives of Twitter. I would have to think that the creators of Twitter must have been aware of some aspects of this. While we may not yet be able to 'name' it, we know it is associated to the success of Facebook and the like, but Twitter extrapolates out the 'static' portion (the 'advertising' of one's self...notice the similarities to the business evolution on the web) and focuses more on the 'connections', making it all more real-time. What it suggests is that in optimizing a design we have to look at dimensions we may be missing, such as 'location', 'currency' (as in 'temporal'), and 'focus/intent' tied to 'moment in time' or 'state'. While we've considered some of these things in the past, I don't think we're as familiar or as comfortable with some of them because they've been out of scope. Therein lies the untapped potential. What seems to be missing from the discussions are some of the conceptual perspectives of Twitter. I would have to think that the creators of Twitter must have been aware of some aspects of this. While we may not yet be able to ‘name’ it, we know it is associated to the success of Facebook and the like, but Twitter extrapolates out the ’static’ portion (the ‘advertising’ of one’s self…notice the similarities to the business evolution on the web) and focuses more on the ‘connections’, making it all more real-time.

What it suggests is that in optimizing a design we have to look at dimensions we may be missing, such as ‘location’, ‘currency’ (as in ‘temporal’), and ‘focus/intent’ tied to ‘moment in time’ or ’state’. While we’ve considered some of these things in the past, I don’t think we’re as familiar or as comfortable with some of them because they’ve been out of scope. Therein lies the untapped potential.

]]> By: Paula Thornton http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-24611 Paula Thornton Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:48:03 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/#comment-24611 While it isn't called out 'separately', and while there are plenty of things missing, my own needs for functions Library Thing delivers have already been met (to some degree) by Amazon and it is incorporated into the 'supply chain'. It doesn't even require that I buy the books from Amazon (part of the beauty of 'draw' strategies). One of the 'opportunities' of these 2.0 components is the ability for them to be integrated (where they evolve to be the 'best') into larger eco-systems. While it isn’t called out ’separately’, and while there are plenty of things missing, my own needs for functions Library Thing delivers have already been met (to some degree) by Amazon and it is incorporated into the ’supply chain’. It doesn’t even require that I buy the books from Amazon (part of the beauty of ‘draw’ strategies).

One of the ‘opportunities’ of these 2.0 components is the ability for them to be integrated (where they evolve to be the ‘best’) into larger eco-systems.

]]> By: Neil Vineberg http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-8624 Neil Vineberg Fri, 04 May 2007 11:51:25 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/#comment-8624 I work with Jaiku.com in the US. It's certainly an option to be considered in this interesting dialogue. In addition to posting 140 character messages at Jaiku, you can also comment on posts of members. So every post starts a new conversation. You can also lifestream - include feeds from Twitter, FlickR, del.icio.us, Digg, your personal and business blogs, etc., - making Jaiku a single point of online presence. For Nokia S60 compatible phone users, there is a rich mobile app that uses cell towers to broadcast your location. There are wide business applications and you'll start to see adoption in a wide range of sectors in this hyper accelerated marketspace. I work with Jaiku.com in the US. It’s certainly an option to be considered in this interesting dialogue. In addition to posting 140 character messages at Jaiku, you can also comment on posts of members. So every post starts a new conversation. You can also lifestream – include feeds from Twitter, FlickR, del.icio.us, Digg, your personal and business blogs, etc., – making Jaiku a single point of online presence. For Nokia S60 compatible phone users, there is a rich mobile app that uses cell towers to broadcast your location. There are wide business applications and you’ll start to see adoption in a wide range of sectors in this hyper accelerated marketspace.

]]> By: Luis Suarez http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-8119 Luis Suarez Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:56:46 +0000 http://fastforwardblog.com/2007/04/30/enterprise-two-point-twitter/#comment-8119 Hi Tom! Thanks much for the plug and for helping spread the message around the various benefits that Twitter has got for the Enterprise 2.0 area, specially for the increasing mobile workforce. I certainly agree with you that as time goes by more and move applications associated with the Web 2.0 space are actually finding their way into the corporate world. They have proved their value in the consumer / producer market, so why not in the business world, right? Of course, it will work. I have been able to enjoy the different business benefits from Twitter ever since I started making heavy use of it a few weeks back and I doubt I would be stopping any time soon, even more as I am starting again to travel a whole lot more than ever before. Now that you mentioned as well serendipity in your weblog post I must say that it is funny you should say that, because with your weblog post mentioning my Twitter post I have been able to check out Library Thing much more thoroughly and make the connection that it would be an offering I would be interested in checking out further as time goes by. So there you go, when you least notice it, there comes a <em>serendipitous knowledge accident </em>that opens a whole new world of possibilities. So thanks a bunch for that, Tom! This is what it's all about. It is all in the connections! Hi Tom! Thanks much for the plug and for helping spread the message around the various benefits that Twitter has got for the Enterprise 2.0 area, specially for the increasing mobile workforce. I certainly agree with you that as time goes by more and move applications associated with the Web 2.0 space are actually finding their way into the corporate world. They have proved their value in the consumer / producer market, so why not in the business world, right? Of course, it will work. I have been able to enjoy the different business benefits from Twitter ever since I started making heavy use of it a few weeks back and I doubt I would be stopping any time soon, even more as I am starting again to travel a whole lot more than ever before.
Now that you mentioned as well serendipity in your weblog post I must say that it is funny you should say that, because with your weblog post mentioning my Twitter post I have been able to check out Library Thing much more thoroughly and make the connection that it would be an offering I would be interested in checking out further as time goes by. So there you go, when you least notice it, there comes a serendipitous knowledge accident that opens a whole new world of possibilities.
So thanks a bunch for that, Tom! This is what it’s all about. It is all in the connections!

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