Boston Twitterati?

It is school vacation week for my kids. Emily is at Drama Camp and Dylan has decided that staying at home is what he wanted to do this year. Being the ever supportive parent, I let them make the decision this week. I have a feeling Dylan will be veggie and playing with friends for most of it.

There is an article in today’s Globe about the “Boston Twitterati.” I was listed in there along side some other people and it made for an interesting read. You know I usually roll my eyes and shake my head at any sort of ranking, classification or praise due solely on numbers or perceived “fame.” But, it was a good article and if it brings more exposure to The Advance Guard and the work we are doing, then I’m fine with it.

My friend Steve Garfield did a good write up about the article. I have to say I’m a little sick of seeing blowhards trashing any technology that they don’t participate in or fully understand as was the case of at least one person quoted in the article. But, there will always be people like that in the world and I try to just ignore them. It was funny to see this little call out on the front of Boston.com today though.

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This weekend I took some time to go into Boston and do a photo walk with Clarence & Steve. I didn’t take nearly as many photos as I had planned to, but I did get a couple of good shots and as usual you can see them on my Flickr page. The shot of the day though goes to this one that Steve took.

It is going to be a busy week here with everything going on and a quick trip to Memphis at the end of the week. I’m hoping to stay sane through all of it. *grin*

  • MYN
    I love that sinister half-face shot of you. Like you're holding an axe just out of frame.
  • HA HA! Leave it to you Mark to think in that way, but you gave me a good laugh.

    Actually that is a cropped image from this original http://www.flickr.com/photos/theadvanceguard/33...
  • Just wanted to respectfully disagree with you on the blowhard bit. While the professor the article quoted did not present his case of skepticism all that effectively, his point is well-taken -- especially the Second Life comparision.

    While I personally am not THAT skeptical, you know that I tend to be more cautious than many social media evangelists about asserting something is definitely here to stay.

    But it is worth remembering the Second Life was once all the rage (perhaps not quite on the Twitter level, but Reuters actually opened a "bureau" there). And who in 1995 would have said Netscape wouldn't be a factor in 10 years' time.

    And while I personally find both value and enjoyment out of Twitter, it is realistic to question what role the service will play in the future. The same things that make it attractive (brevity, reach, etc.) are the same things that could -- and I stress could -- imperil its long-term survival as it has the potential to become simply overwhelming for both those who consume and those who produce.

    In any case, my point was simply that I think it is good for news articles about Twitter to have a balance by incorporating skeptics, even if they may not be as cogent in their argument as one might prefer.
  • Well said Chip. I agree that having both sides is important, but it felt like he hadn't even actually used the tool for any length of time before creating his opinion. Happens all the times with lots of things, but always bugs me :)
  • Having both sides isn't important when there's only one side.
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