The medium without the message (April 2008)

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Slides from a talk on understanding online media, presented to journalism students of Manipal University, April 2008. These slides will likely make no sense without the accompanying talk, of which I have no record.

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THE MEDIUMWITHOUT THE MESSAGE

UNDERSTANDING BLOGGING: TOOLS FOR THOUGHTKiran Jonnalagadda, April 19, 2008, Manipal

Consider Instant Messaging

One-on-One

Consider Instant Messaging

One-on-One

Invite third person

Consider Instant Messaging

One-on-One

Invite third person

Group chat

Consider Instant Messaging

One-on-One

Invite third person

Group chat

Hundreds of talkers (Internet Relay Chat)

Consider Instant Messaging

One-on-One

Invite third person

Group chat

Hundreds of talkers (Internet Relay Chat)

Close window: gone; ephemeral

Consider Instant Messaging

VOICE / TEXT

VOICE / TEXTLinearAccess

VOICE / TEXTLinearAccess

VOICE / TEXTLinearAccess

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E P H E M E R A L

E P H E M E R A L

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

EPHEMERAL / PERMANENT

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

Voice

EPHEMERAL / PERMANENT

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

Voice

EPHEMERAL / PERMANENT

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

Voice

Mailing List

EPHEMERAL / PERMANENT

ephemeraladjectivelast year’s ephemeral fashions TRANSITORY, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short; temporary, impermanent, short-term. ANTONYM permanent.

Voice

webMailing List

EPHEMERAL / PERMANENT

URL = ACCESS

URL = ACCESSHuge

URL = ACCESSHuge

PROCESS OF DISCOVERY

What is a Blog? Technically:

Page of posts

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Comments — Feedback loop

FEEDBACK LOOP

FEEDBACK LOOP

CONVENIENCE

FEEDBACK LOOP

CONVENIENCE

CALIBRATION

MASS CULTURE

MASS PRODUCTIONAnd Mass Consumption

CALIBRATION& VALIDATION

SPEECH:PRIVATE, PUBLIC, SECRET

SPEECH:PRIVATE, PUBLIC, SECRET

DISTRIBUTION

DISTRIBUTION:TECH, CULTURE, BUSINESS