#c3t An Agreeable Swarm: Twitter, the Democratization of Media & Non-localized Proximity
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#c3t An Agreeable Swarm: Twitter, the Democratization of
Media & Non-localized Proximity
By Kate Carruthers & Brian Ballsun-Stanton#ICCIT_10 - #c3t
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Before we start …
Discuss this talk right now on twitter!
Use #c3t as the hashtag.
Dec 2010 B. Ballsun-Stanton & K. Carruthers 2Source: Marcus Angerhier @ aperto.de
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Source: Wiki Commons
Twitter: the modern Left Bank?
“It is agreeable, because you can hear all the people swarming beneath you, yet you are totally peaceful…” Simone de Beauvoir
• The modern Left Bank is not a physical place• We find similar feelings of connectedness with
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Source: genevalunch.com
Democratization of Media• Twitter has become the medium of discourse
– The place where breaking news occurs– The place for immediate reflection on media
• Transformations of use mean media is being democratized
• Twitter’s power lies in the power of network amplification
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Disintermediation of Media
• Tweeting the Shanghai earthquake 2008– Twitter reports the news in minutes– Mainstream media catches up hours later
• Media following tweets to see “what’s happening”
• Listening to the latest from your neighbours– Proximity without geography
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Source: JJ Halans
The Village
• Importance of physical proximity reduced• Enables users to build networks of affiliation
wider than a closed network• Reduces power distance between individuals• Creates a platform for open social discourse
that bridges physical and power distance
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Conclusion
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• Twitter and the non-localized proximity it offers is a good exemplar of potential future directions for the web.
• Twitter will be eclipsed by the ‘next big thing’• But as a means for democratized
communication, publication and distribution it offers an excellent case study.
Source: Riku @ f.ollow.me
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Contact the authors
Brian Ballsun-StantonTwitter: @[email protected]
Kate CarruthersTwitter: @[email protected]
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