When Real-time is Too Much – Can You Handle the Firehose?
This morning I’ve been testing TweetDeck’s new super-fast version, based on the new Twitter User Streams API. TweetDeck provides fair warning: This is a VERY experimental version of TweetDeck I saw a few small glitches, but nothing major. Yet I am in trouble, and it’s not because of the product. It’s me. My brain… The [...]
Syncronicity, Availability and the Perils of Instant Gratification
I came across a TED presentation the other day that discussed our “culture of availability” and our obligation to that availability. It’s an interesting presentation and worth a watch (see below): It got me thinking about synchronicity and reflecting upon some example of Google Wave that were showcased a few months ago at the San [...]
