This is largely about social media, with a focus on Twitter.<\/p>\n
Premieres using Twitter<\/strong> He’s following in the footsteps of BarackObama<\/a>. Who may just have won an election by harnessing the amazing powers social networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n Did Obama use Ning? It would be interesting to see what Marc Andreesen has to say about the entire campaign, what was used, what was done, etc.<\/p>\n Twitter in Malaysian media<\/strong> I find it funny that he refers to the Malaysian public as “comfortable” with Facebook “status updates”, considering Friendster is still a lot more popular in Malaysia. Twitter itself is probably not big in Malaysia, because no one likes spending a premium sending a SMS overseas. I especially like:<\/p>\n One early adopter, who is currently studying abroad, uses Twitter as an efficient and effective way to keep her boyfriend updated about what her day is like.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Good, now she can keep her stalkers up to date as well :) Oon seems to add a questionable paragraph:<\/p>\n It\u2019s not so good as an archive of news though. And that\u2019s mainly because its search engine is quite lousy. Perhaps Google should gobble it up and improve its search capabilities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Google did gobble up a “Twitter-like service” – its called Jaiku. Twitter themselves, gobbled up Summize, and you now have search.twitter.com<\/a> (how else do you think we update the status page on foss.my<\/a>?).<\/p>\n Its just amusing how many other errors there are in the article, but this is the drivel that is the print media, yes?<\/p>\n Update:<\/strong> Read How Techies can Improve Democracy and Governance<\/a>, an interview with Silona Bonewald. (I conducted a short one<\/a>, a few months back, too).<\/p>\n Update 2:<\/strong> Read about Obama’s plan to use YouTube for weekly “fireside chats”<\/a>. I continue to be impressed.<\/p>\n
\nIts great to see Kevin Rudd<\/a> start twittering – follow him at KevinRuddPM<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nOon Yeoh<\/a> writes about twittering, like SMSing,is here to stay<\/a>, in a column he writes for an old media newspaper.<\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>