Adding on to my recent post about Twitter, check out the NY Times excellent article which puts Twitter into the context of the social media landscape, and relative to Facebook in particular. When you get a chance, do take a full read - it’s one of the best pieces I’ve seen for a layman understanding the consumer shift towards a world of “ambient awareness”.
In my Twitter post, I intentionally left out two things which the NYT pulls together well: One, the context of Twitter versus Facebook (who really pioneered the concept, and continues to consider the status update central to their evolution). Two, it explains the side of Twitter which is “sideline” to my current usage - the emerging world increasingly referred to as “lifestreaming”. Read Write Web did a great primer on Lifestreaming a few months back, also worthwhile reading if you’re interested.
