Comments for Micro-blogging: 140 characters of gossip or added value for development organizations? at http://www.web2fordev.net , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.web2fordev.net Thu, 23 May 2013 16:54:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-29 In my experience, microblogging, particularly with Twitter, is great for development. Especially when it comes to working with NGOs and journalists in places like Ukraine. Web 2.0 tools like Twitter don't just provide an easy way to broadcast information and engage people, they also fundamentally promote information openness by their very nature. I think information closedness is a huge barrier Ukraine must overcome in its transition away from a planned economy. And tools like Twitter are really helping with that. I wrote about my experiences training Twitter in Ukraine, and the issues I faced, in case you are interested - http://aimd.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/medianext-teaching-twitter-in-ukraine-convincing-the-skeptics-of-its-power/ - Ben Colmery Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:43:41 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-28 I personally think that microblogging is important for development. Especially with what I experienced training it to NGOs and journalists in Ukraine - http://aimd.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/medianext-teaching-twitter-in-ukraine-convincing-the-skeptics-of-its-power/ I think the tools not only provide a great opportunity to spread information, and engage people, but also promote a fundamental shift there in how people think about information. Web 2.0, by its nature, promotes information openness. And I feel that information closedness is one of the barriers Ukraine must overcome in its continued transition away from a planned economy. These tools are going a long way to making that happen. Check out the link I just provided for more of my experience with this in Ukraine. - Ben Colmery Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:39:01 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-23 Thats a great and very informative article, thanks Christian. Microblogging is a web service that allows the subscriber to broadcast short messages to other subscribers of the service. Microblogging is a growingly popular technology for lightweight interaction over the Internet. Indeed, for now, Twitter appears to be winning the microblogging arms race. With the popularity to Twitter and other Microblogging tools, we should expect to see a flurry of simliar tools in near future. - Egy Azziera Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:50:28 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-20 Christian, The WFP Logistics blog moved. the new link is http://blog.wfplogistics.org/cipcip-it-is-not-what-you-do-but-who-you-do-it-with/ They are also on Twitter @wfplogistics... You might also have a look at a series of posts about Twitter being published... http://www.blogtips.org/twitter-for-dummies-part-1-more-than-a-microblog/ - Peter Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:22:52 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-18 Update: A great article about 8 Steps For Building Community On Twitter: Tips For Membership Organizations [url]http://www.twitip.com/8-steps-for-building-community-on-twitter-tips-for-membership-organizations/[/url] - Christian Kreutz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:57:42 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-10 Hi Christian, Per your suggestion on Twitter (!) I am adding this link here. The June 5, 2009 Time magazine cover story dovetails nicely with your post above. It is called "How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live" ([url]http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1902604,00.html[/url]). Mark Oppenneer - Mark Oppenneer Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:03:03 +0100 http://www.web2fordev.net/home/1-latest-news/68-micro-blogging#comment-5 In their 2000 book The Social Life of Information, John Seely Brown (the former Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and director of Xerox PARC) and Paul Duguid, (Adjunct professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information) discussed the development of practices in the transmission of information in social and business context. John Seely Brown recognized the switch from traditional resources to an emphasis on human beings as the main carriers of knowledge. Ten years later, with the development of todays 2.0 tools John Seely Brown deserves even more recognition. Very early JSB recognized the importance of social networks and the power of connecting people to people. - Gerrit Visser Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:29:40 +0100