Perspective
You know what? Absolutely no one I know outside of work uses text messaging or instant messaging of any kind. No really. And it’s only been recently that someone I know outside of work has started to use Flickr.
No one I know personally blogs either. At least not on any measurable scale (yeah, I see ya, bro). So I’m not even gonna try to explain the idea of “microbloging” so forget sites like Twitter or Britekite.
Even the youngins — those fresh out of college — when I search for them on Facebook I get nuthin’. Weren’t colleges where Facebook got its start?!?
Understand that these are not Luddites locked away in some mountain cabins somewhere, these are smart folks from all walks of life, at varying ages, and pretty much all of ‘em own computers. Heck they even send email on occasion. Some actually work in technology fields!
In fact, judging by my circle of long time friends — not to mention my extended family — all that web2.0 hype is pretty much a freakin’ myth. Is it?
I don’t think so. I think sometimes we in the field sometimes do lose perspective (I certainly know I do) and think that everyone is taking their Flickr KML feed and making cool Google maps out of them or using Reuter’s Spotlight and embedding news in their iPhones or something , but in reality, only a very, very few or our readers/viewers/users even know what an RSS feed is.
But then we return to relevance…
Andria Krewson:
Just wait a bit.
16 May 2008, 9:18 pmMy daughter got an invitation to Plaxo from her grandparents.
So just wait.
Monica (yer niece):
guess you didn’t know about my blog: http://www.monicasjungle.wordpress.com
Welcome to the jungle!
21 May 2008, 1:40 pm