Who really benefits from broadcasting via Twitter?
April 15th, 2007

Tony starts an important discussion on the newest broadcasting systems and blogged on Deep Jive Interests ‘The First Law of Ambient Broadcasting (Or, Twitter)’

When Twitter is used to broadcast stuff that is genuinely interesting or worthwhile, irrespective of the audience. In this case, when its used for this purpose, Twitter is *always* useful. Twitter is *always* useful when its used to broadcast emergency notices, sudden and urgent events that are happening, or just-in-time news that is not readily available through normal channels”. Who really benefits?

Twittering, Ustreaming, and a host of other technologies that have yet to be developed, enable us all to broadcast what we’re doing, how we’re doing *as* we’re doing it. There are clear benefits for certain individuals and in certain circumstances, and its in those circumstances that these tools have a real ‘use’.

But for most people who use it to watch others or to broadcast their own ideas, its pretty banal stuff, and to answer Mathew Ingram’s question – for most, yes, I think its far too much.

more context info about Twitter you find on the linkdirectory Twitter.start4all

Tony starts an important discussion on the newest broadcasting systems and blogged on Deep Jive Interests ‘The First Law of Ambient Broadcasting (Or, Twitter)’
When Twitter is used to broadcast stuff that is genuinely interesting or worthwhile, irrespective of the audience. In this case, when its used for this purpose, Twitter is *always* useful. Twitter is [...]

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