The impact of the RealTime web on media and news
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Twitter and the realtime web are impacting news and communities. Loic Le Meur is an entrepreneur and blogger who has founded 5 companies including Seesmic, one of the most popular Twitter applications. The document discusses how conversational media like Twitter allow for both conversation and group communication, becoming a carrier for other media and information. It notes that professional media has become a minority source of information, and highlights examples like the Chinese earthquake and Fort Hood shooting where news came from Twitter. It encourages people to build communities and brands online through regular microblogging on Twitter and participating in other communities.
The impact of the RealTime web on media and news
- 1. Twitter and the realtime web impact on news and communities Loic Le Meur twitter.com/loic Facebook.com/loic [email protected]
- 2. Entrepreneur, blogger since 2003. Founded 5 companies.
- 3. Currently building one of the most popular Twitter application, Seesmic
- 4. and behind the #1 European Internet event, leweb.net
- 6. The telegraph and the telephone
- 7. Cinema
- 8. TV
- 9. Conversational media is no good at addressing groups Mass media is no good at conversation (Clay Shirky, How Cellphones Twitter and Facebook can make history)
- 10. The Internet
- 11. The Internet • Has native support for conversation AND group communication • Becomes the carriage of ALL other medium, mixed • Each time a new consumer enters a new producer joins • The network grows at a square the number of participants
- 12. Professional media has become a minority source of information
- 13. Chinese Earthquake this year
- 14. Protests made China shut down Twitter
- 15. Hudson River Plane Crash
- 16. Fort Hood Shootings Read Paul Carr’s post
- 17. News came from ONE Twitter account Soldier Tearah Moore http:// twitter.com/missTearah
- 18. Watch out for the “Look at me looking at You” (Paul Carr)
- 19. Twitter is Microblogging • It is simple • It is mobile, any phone can update by sms • Takes one minute • Feedback comes fast • You can feel your community real time
- 20. Anyone should build a community and a brand online • It’s the fastest way to get help • It’s the fastest way to find a job • Feeling connected in real time to your online friends feels like thinking as a group
- 21. It does not come for free • Share first, help others before asking • Bring value, don’t keep just advertising your stuff or talking about yourself • Share on a regular basis • Go comment and participate in other communities • Share on multiple platforms, blogging can be your home, but social software is much faster and easier for most
- 22. Go start today
- 23. Find your niche and be the best at it
- 24. Recommended readings: Tribes by Seth Godin Trust Agents by Chris Brogan
- 25. Thank you twitter.com/loic facebook.com/loic loiclemeur.com [email protected]