Freaky

There are, of course, a number of problems with this sort of “mood map.”

It really measures the mood of only the most vocal; most people who work in a physical trade don’t carry a cell phone with them so they can tweet all day. It’s mostly the chattering class that chatters all day. This sampling error is problematic for what the builders of this technology propose to use it for —a replacement for or compliment to polling data.

It can be easily “gamed,” as well; this sort of concept works as long as no-one catches on, and [...]

July 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Other | Comments are closed

On Social Networking

As a blogger, and someone who works in technology, I’m very aware of the trajectory of human relationships, especially the concept of Web 3.0, and the online communities people are touting. There is a cautionary note here, however. I don’t Twitter, and I don’t do a lot with Facebook, or other social networking sites, because there is some point, I think, where you fall into the point of knowing just because you can, and exposing yourself just for attention. What the sexual revolution did to our bodies, Web 3.0 threatens to do to our minds. The Wall Street [...]

September 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: News | One comment - (Comments are closed)