16
Jul
2009
CrunchUp Live: The Real-Time Moment
Today, at our Real-Time Stream CrunchUp conference Erick Schonfeld is sitting down with Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter; Chris Cox of Facebook; and Bret Taylor, co-founder of FriendFeed.
Erick: Jack, tell us why you decided to present the info that’s coming through Twitter as a stream of information and why is it resonating?
JD: It’s the way I’ve always been visualizing information. A stream, imagine a 911 calls a typical center gets, and those calls flowing into a stream that bubbles up makes sense. We developed it over many iterations.
ES: Facebook always had a stream element, but with the latest re-design this has been emphasized in a big way. How’s that going? Read the rest of this entry »
2
Jul
2009
Centenarians show it’s never too late to tweet
Celebrities and hip adults aren’t the only people flocking to Twitter, the social-networking site. Even centenarians have learned to tweet.
Three per cent of U.S. centenarians questioned in a new survey said they use the service that allows users to send short text messages, or tweets, of up to 140 characters at least once a week to keep in touch with their friends and family. Read the rest of this entry »
21
Jun
2009
Contrary to Tweets, Jeff Goldblum Lives
Quickly after rumors started spreading last week that actor Jeff Goldblum had died, it became apparent that the story was a hoax. Fellow actor Kevin Spacey even publicly confirmed that Goldblum was alive and well.
But that didn’t stop the story from spreading wildly on Twitter, and even being reported on the Today Show in Australia. Last night, Stephen Colbert gave the story its proper mocking, including deriding our collective use of Twitter as a news source (“I don’t see how [twitter user] delicioushair could get this wrong?”) Read the rest of this entry »
