Comments on: Obama, Palin and the twitterverse http://www.typingthevoid.com/2008/11/obama-and-the-twitterverse/ expressing the wow of the www Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:45:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph http://www.typingthevoid.com/2008/11/obama-and-the-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Joseph Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:24:39 +0000 http://www.typingthevoid.com/?p=37#comment-5 Thanks for dropping by otrops. I think the remarkable thing, or one of the more remarkable things, was the way he seems to understand this is not a broadcast medium as so many others still believe, even with your comment about his lack of replies to twitter posts; he does seem to be using it more like an RSS feed than a twitter dialogue and not in the spirit of a "public conversation". But I am still more interested in "our" activity more than his, in how we shared, distributed, and overlapped information. How our activities became the arbiters of traffic flow. And how that happens virtually instantaneously, we even noticed when there was some lag time in twitter and our messages were suffering from some latency issues and being delivered in minutes rather than seconds.. Thanks for dropping by otrops.
I think the remarkable thing, or one of the more remarkable things, was the way he seems to understand this is not a broadcast medium as so many others still believe, even with your comment about his lack of replies to twitter posts; he does seem to be using it more like an RSS feed than a twitter dialogue and not in the spirit of a “public conversation”.
But I am still more interested in “our” activity more than his, in how we shared, distributed, and overlapped information. How our activities became the arbiters of traffic flow. And how that happens virtually instantaneously, we even noticed when there was some lag time in twitter and our messages were suffering from some latency issues and being delivered in minutes rather than seconds..

]]> By: otrops http://www.typingthevoid.com/2008/11/obama-and-the-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-4 otrops Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:36:44 +0000 http://www.typingthevoid.com/?p=37#comment-4 Funny. As soon as I complained about Obama not engaging in two-way communication, I discovered that he is <a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/youtube" rel="nofollow">actively soliciting feedback on how to make the U.S better</a>. Funny. As soon as I complained about Obama not engaging in two-way communication, I discovered that he is actively soliciting feedback on how to make the U.S better.

]]> By: otrops http://www.typingthevoid.com/2008/11/obama-and-the-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3 otrops Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:32:13 +0000 http://www.typingthevoid.com/?p=37#comment-3 I think two things are going to be very interesting going forward. Both of which I've <a href="http://twitter.com/otrops/status/991171904" rel="nofollow">tweeted</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/otrops/status/995297270" rel="nofollow">about</a>, incidentally. The first is how Obama will use social media and the Internet during his presidency. We're certainly getting a taste of what he's likely to do with <a href="" rel="nofollow">change.gov</a>. And there are others who have <a href="http://obamachangefor.us/" rel="nofollow">gotten into the act</a>. I do have concerns, though. There are times when the Obama campaign's use of social media could feel a little one-way. Take a look at <a href="http://twitter.com/barackobama" rel="nofollow">Obama's twitter stream</a>. Now compare it to <a href="http://twitter.com/wheelyweb" rel="nofollow">yours</a>. You have @ replies all over the place. Obama -- not so much. I'd like to see Obama do something like Gordon Brown's staff have done with the <a href="http://twitter.com/downingstreet" rel="nofollow">Downing Street</a> twitter stream. It is used as a way of communicating with people who are interested. Most importantly, his staff take the time to respond to people. The second thing I'm curious about is whether twitter is going to do anything with the technology they've developed for for <a href="http://election.twitter.com/" rel="nofollow">election.twitter.com</a> . I'd love to see it used to allow people to follow comments on bills in the US Congress or cases in the Supreme Court. I'd also love to see it extended to countries other than the U.S. I think two things are going to be very interesting going forward. Both of which I’ve tweeted about, incidentally.

The first is how Obama will use social media and the Internet during his presidency. We’re certainly getting a taste of what he’s likely to do with change.gov. And there are others who have gotten into the act.

I do have concerns, though. There are times when the Obama campaign’s use of social media could feel a little one-way. Take a look at Obama’s twitter stream. Now compare it to yours. You have @ replies all over the place. Obama — not so much. I’d like to see Obama do something like Gordon Brown’s staff have done with the Downing Street twitter stream. It is used as a way of communicating with people who are interested. Most importantly, his staff take the time to respond to people.

The second thing I’m curious about is whether twitter is going to do anything with the technology they’ve developed for for election.twitter.com . I’d love to see it used to allow people to follow comments on bills in the US Congress or cases in the Supreme Court. I’d also love to see it extended to countries other than the U.S.

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