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Twitter’s Trending Topics Promotes Group Think

Twitter’s ability to aggregate and trend conversation is one of its core competencies.  In fact, I would go as far as to say that right now, Twitter’s Trending Topics (TTT) is its most powerful feature.  Where else can you see what millions of people are talking about at a particular point in time?
Despite the powerful [...]

Can Twitter REALLY Kill RSS?

An article in TechCrunchIT has raised a pretty spirited debate amongst the technology consumerist community.  TCIT author, Steve Gillmor explains how his Twitter stream has become his de-facto information outlet, replacing his need for an RSS feed.  With a title as dramatic as, “Rest in Peace, RSS,” it’s no suprise at the attention this [...]

Technology Killed the Media Stars

It is no secret that the shift from traditional media (newspapers, television, radio) to the online social scene (blogs, tweets, social networks) is upon us.  It is also no secret that the employers and employees of traditional media have been late to adopt the new media wave.  I personally cannot relate to these individuals, but [...]