http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-15160 Retour sur la révolution Twitter en Iran | ReadWriteWeb France Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:32:07 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-15160 [...] Kara Swisher sur AllThingsD est fâchée du battage médiatique autour de Twitter “parce que c’est l’utilisation des outils par les gens, plutôt que les outils eux-mêmes, qui devrait être le point de mire.” [...] [...] Kara Swisher sur AllThingsD est fâchée du battage médiatique autour de Twitter “parce que c’est l’utilisation des outils par les gens, plutôt que les outils eux-mêmes, qui devrait être le point de mire.” [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-14477 Annotated Bibliography: Twitter and the Iranian Election Protests « OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:25:28 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-14477 [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations Wall Street Journal, All Things Digital, Kawa Swisher, 16 June 2009 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/?mod=ATD_rss A different angle criticizing the Twitter Revolution thesis, even while upholding it: “Twitter is so simplistic and silly that it is a perfect digital tool to overthrow a government–which is kind of makes the trendy microblogging service the Forrest Gump of international relations. Stupid is as stupid does, of course, but what it does illustrate quite smartly is that word of mouth–a concept as old as humanity–remains the most powerful way of distributing information. While not always reliable, masses of people chattering away has always been the most fluid way in which news has been disseminated and received. Although much of that can be mundane and borderline idiotic, one cannot deny its impact. What one can deny, though, is the hype that inevitably follows in the wake of every one of these breakthrough technologies like Twitter. That’s a mistake, because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...] [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations Wall Street Journal, All Things Digital, Kawa Swisher, 16 June 2009 http://kara.allthingsd.com/200.....od=ATD_rss A different angle criticizing the Twitter Revolution thesis, even while upholding it: “Twitter is so simplistic and silly that it is a perfect digital tool to overthrow a government–which is kind of makes the trendy microblogging service the Forrest Gump of international relations. Stupid is as stupid does, of course, but what it does illustrate quite smartly is that word of mouth–a concept as old as humanity–remains the most powerful way of distributing information. While not always reliable, masses of people chattering away has always been the most fluid way in which news has been disseminated and received. Although much of that can be mundane and borderline idiotic, one cannot deny its impact. What one can deny, though, is the hype that inevitably follows in the wake of every one of these breakthrough technologies like Twitter. That’s a mistake, because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12928 Tech tjek - teknologi til folket » Blogarkiv » Twitter er overvurderet. Også i Iran Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:02:26 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12928 [...] andre gode Twitter-analyser er denne fra Businessweek samt de lidt mere vidtløftige tanker fra Kara Swisher om Twitter og Half Baked, en af de berømte Ben & Jerry [...] [...] andre gode Twitter-analyser er denne fra Businessweek samt de lidt mere vidtløftige tanker fra Kara Swisher om Twitter og Half Baked, en af de berømte Ben & Jerry [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12878 Creativing :: 30 stunningly simple logos, the future of the social web, and more proof Twitter matters - doug schumacher Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:55:19 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12878 [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...] [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12834 Global Voices Online » The Irony of Iran’s ‘Twitter Revolution’ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:24:13 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12834 [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...] [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12826 Global Voices Advocacy » The Irony of Iran’s ‘Twitter Revolution’ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:46 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12826 [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...] [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12824 Experts say … :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:57:35 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12824 [...] guess I’ve gotten my comeuppance for calling Twitter inane.  In the meantime, I’m as glued as everyone else to what’s going on, and how many [...] [...] guess I’ve gotten my comeuppance for calling Twitter inane.  In the meantime, I’m as glued as everyone else to what’s going on, and how many [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12802 Iran Elections: Iran’s Government tries to block the Internet | Publisher Solutions Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:23:14 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12802 [...] amount of information communicated through Twitter has been of stagger proportions. While Kara Swisher may write that it’s “inane and half-baked”, the fact that Iranians can use their cell phones to tweet information and share photos has done [...] [...] amount of information communicated through Twitter has been of stagger proportions. While Kara Swisher may write that it’s “inane and half-baked”, the fact that Iranians can use their cell phones to tweet information and share photos has done [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12779 The Irony of Iran’s ‘Twitter Revolution’ | Gauravonomics Blog Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:43:17 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12779 [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...] [...] Kara Swisher at AllThingsD is annoyed at the media hype for Twitter “because it is how the tools are used by people, more than the tools themselves, that should be the focus.” [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12761 Learniing the Twitter Rules of Engagement | Virtual Lee's Just Sayin' Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:23:35 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12761 [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...] [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12724 Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: The State Department Told It Stay Up (But Not Forever!) [MediaMemo] | UpOff.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:22:54 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12724 [...] about the impact of Twitter on the unrest in Tehran? The State Department isn’t: It asked the service to reschedule its planned [...] [...] about the impact of Twitter on the unrest in Tehran? The State Department isn’t: It asked the service to reschedule its planned [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12722 Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: The State Department Told It Stay Up [MediaMemo] | UpOff.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:18:51 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12722 [...] about the impact of Twitter on the unrest in Tehran? The State Department isn’t: It asked the service to reschedule its planned [...] [...] about the impact of Twitter on the unrest in Tehran? The State Department isn’t: It asked the service to reschedule its planned [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12719 Why Twitter Didn’t Go Down: The State Department Told It Stay Up | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:31:40 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12719 [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...] [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12699 michael metz Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:28:02 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12699 Good column Kara, along the lines of Jason Clark, "Why Twitter Will Soon be Obsolete" http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/23465.asp Good column Kara, along the lines of Jason Clark, “Why Twitter Will Soon be Obsolete” http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/23465.asp

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090616/inane-and-half-baked-twitter-is-the-forrest-gump-of-international-relations/#comment-12695 “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [BoomTown] | techclack.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:01:33 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14601#comment-12695 [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [BoomTown] var AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var [...] [...] “Inane and Half-Baked” Twitter Is the Forrest Gump of International Relations [BoomTown] var AdBrite_Title_Color = ‘0000FF’; var AdBrite_Text_Color = ‘000000′; var [...]

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