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Is Twitter "Not a Conversational Platform"? @cheeky_geeky - O'Reilly Radar

Here I argue that the underlying mechanics of Twitter more closely resemble the knowledge co-creation seen in wikis than the dynamics seen with conversational tools like instant messaging and interactions within online social networks.
via radar.oreilly.com

This article significantly deepens our understanding of Twitter, but I do not think the either/or structure or negation in the title of the piece helps.

He is splitting hairs (bloody academics, eh?). If you create a definition of "conversation" that doesn't map onto Twitter, then it is a tautology to say Twitter is not a conversation platform. But it doesn't really matter, does it? Indeed, better to say, maybe, that Twitter is as much of a conversation platform as Wikipedia: cast the argument as positive assertion of the affinities. Then the real light of the piece: that Twitter is a knowledge sharing and co-creation platform (as much as Wikipedia) shines through.

Unless the definition of conversation is crucial to some pragmatic end?

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Posted 2 months ago

tonight we suspended the Emerge Elgg service

After a long deliberation we decided that the Emerge Elgg site should not continue to operate in its current form.
 
 From midnight 31 March/1 April 2009 we discontinued log-in to the Emerge Elgg site and suspended all feeds into the site.
 
I would like to thank all who have been instrumental in creating a vision a community of practice, supported by Web 2.0 technologies.
 
The site will be suspended, archived, read-only and searchable. Only posts made to the site that were designated "public" will be visible. Participants' "Pages" and "Profiles" will continue to be visible. All url persistence will be maintained. All Data will be retained and protected under existing data protection and freedom of information policies.
 
For a thorough discussion of the Emerge Project, please read the Emerge Reports site (http://reports.jiscemerge.org.uk).
 
One key message from our analysis is that a community has many modes of participation. It would be a mistake to assume that the presence of a website indicates either the presence or absence of a community. There is a network of people who have been very active in creating the Users and Innovation Programme and the Emerge community. This network of people persists. Discussions are ongoing concerning how this network might make its presence visible on the Internet or if a site similar to this one might be required.
 
If you have any queries or comments contact webmaster@jiscemerge.org.uk.
 
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That was the bald message.
 
For me it has been a fundamentally transformative project. Exhilerating and I will look back with "affective recall". It was fun!

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Posted 8 months ago