Twitter, new reality mapping?

Neues Abbild der Realität? (german)

New reality mapping? (english)

Peter Schink - re:publica '08 - 02/04/08

About me

peter schink – peter-schink.deblogger – blogh.de

webworker – welt.de / web20spot.de / laufrausch.net twitter lover – twitter.com/peterschink

Twitteranian – twitterlinkr.com

I‘ll talk about- what Twitter is all about -

- what Twitter is going to change -

I‘ll not talk about- what is elsewhere (Jaiku, Pownce etc.) -

- how Twitter is working -

What do all these people at twitter?

it‘s a mess, if youtry to follow them all

twitter100.com

But it‘s still simple to use

twitter.com/peterschink

because of…. easy output

easy input

• 140 characters• via IM / web / API / eMail • easy following, easy inviting, easy help

That‘s it. As plain as possible.

•140 characters• via IM / web / API / eMail• very configurable

That‘s it. As plain as possible.

But Twitter is expanding…

… and becoming something bigger.

http://espion.just-size.jp/files/js/matwitter/matwitter.html

Trick I: „follow“

Trick I: „follow“

+ for Publishers it‘s easier than a Mail-Newsletter

+ for you it‘s easier because there‘s no opt in

+ configurable (block smbd./notifications)

Trick I: „follow“

but it‘s much morethan only „easy follow“

Trick I: „follow“

Trick I: „follow“

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Conclusion....

http://quotably.com

It‘s a tricky conversation.

Trick II: meta data

Trick II: meta data

http://www.twittervision.com

Trick II: meta data

http://www.twitdir.com

Trick III: API

http://www.techhit.com/OutTwit

Trick III: API

http://www.twitterfeed.com

Trick IV: People

http://blog.twitter.com

Trick IV: People

http://www.colorwars08.com

Trick IV: People

http://www.twittermeter.com

Trick IV: People

http://www.twitterverse.com

But…

Do we need that?

Communication?

Of course.

To much noise?

Use only what u need.

Some things are helpful, too.

140 chars.

http://twitter.com/Forecast

140 chars.

http://twitter.com/commuter

140 chars.

http://twitter.com/Mensa_FuWa

140 chars.

http://www.twitter.com/TwitterSecret

But…

Go further. Combine it. Use tools.

140 chars mixed.

http://www.twitterlinkr.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.s2n.com/pulse/twitter.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.twigitt.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.hashtags.org

140 chars mixed.

http://www.twemes.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.visualtwitter.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.monitwitter.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.tweetwhatyoueat.com

140 chars mixed.

http://www.mytinyjesus.com

Forget some of that crap.

Remember what twitter is ...

Fast communication …

… with everybody… on everthing

… through every channel

… and YOU have to decide for what.